Re: 6 volt battery's compared to 12 volt batteries

Posted by Red Dave on January 03, 2002 at 11:31:08 from (208.165.46.34):

In Reply to: 6 volt battery's compared to 12 volt batteries posted by greaseman on January 03, 2002 at 10:01:40:

Generators don't usually charge at very high rates. TV's got a good point, it probably doesn't get run long enough to soak in a good charge. If it has an ajustable regulator, you could set it a little higher to compensate or just put a charger on it once and a while until it's fully charged. Letting a battery stay partially charged for long periods will shorten it's life.
I like to put the charger on mine once and a while to top them off. I don't bother much during the summer when they get run a lot, but over the winter I try to do it about every 4 or 5 weeks.
I have a 6 volt battery on a "B" that was installed in 1994 and it still starts OK even this time of year. I was going to replace it a couple of years ago, but I decided to wait and see how long it would last.
I know, one of these days it'll let me sit, but this has turned into something of an experiment.

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