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Pepperfool
Provided that is - you have 120vac......which the OP does not have access to
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Trickle charger options
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The OP seems to be MIA. Maybe he could tell us if he has access to sunlight. We know he does not have access to 120V outlet.
roger 04 rt
New member
Hi Paul,
If you can accept a 10% drawdown of the big battery, and there are no added parasitic drains other than an Oilhead’s usual 2.5 mIlliamperes, then it should be good for half a year. That doesn’t take into account the self-discharge rate of the big battery though, which could be significant.
pglaves
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Thanks. I think 2 to 3 months works, then.
roger 04 rt
New member
Paul,
Here is what I found:
“The rate of self-discharge for lead acid batteries depends on the storage or operating temperature. At a temperature of 80 degrees F. a lead acid battery will self-discharge at a rate of approximately 4% a week. A battery with a 125-amp hour rating would self-discharge at a rate of approximately five amps per week.”
This rate is higher than an odyssey pc680 and at four percent per week, it would not be a good way to keep a bike’s battery alive.
If one doesn’t have AC for a maintenance charger, best to remove the battery or maybe rig a solar charger.
Here is what I found:
“The rate of self-discharge for lead acid batteries depends on the storage or operating temperature. At a temperature of 80 degrees F. a lead acid battery will self-discharge at a rate of approximately 4% a week. A battery with a 125-amp hour rating would self-discharge at a rate of approximately five amps per week.”
This rate is higher than an odyssey pc680 and at four percent per week, it would not be a good way to keep a bike’s battery alive.
If one doesn’t have AC for a maintenance charger, best to remove the battery or maybe rig a solar charger.
