[Rhodes22-list]Thanks re winterizing

[Jeffrey L. Susanj]

I think the reason that people remove the battery is that a discharged 
battery will be more likely to freeze which would ruin the battery. 
Since you drive cars all winter, they are seldom discharged. Also, the 
gel and glass mat batterys will hold a charge much longer so they would 
be less likely to discharge. If I were to leave a battery in all winter, 
I would top up the charge every once in a while.


Jeff S.


P&M Beals wrote:

>Thanks everybody for the advice. I am saving, copying and will invariably
>end up using a tip from here and a piece from there. Clearly there are
>varied opinions but I would much rather have more information than less.
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>I am surprised  Bill you don't have to pull your battery out...everything I
>have read in articles recommends it, but maybe the key is the solar
>charger...and NJ winters tend to be not that brutal...we hit 0 rarely, and
>the average temps are in the 30's.
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