The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXXII

FPenvy

well aware being my 7th winter with the Z lol

usually i start them more often but maybe it's just time to get a couple more trickle chargers and leave them on there all winter. i always get nervous with those thinking they'll catch on fire while im at work and i'll come home to no cars.

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bunk

Put a timer on it so its on only when youre at home, or at certain times. But I know what you mean, Id have to charge my deep cycle battery for over 12 hours the day before I go fishing. Used to make me nervous the first couple times...

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FPenvy

yea i could do the time thing didnt think about that. i mean the one i'm using shuts itself off when the battery is charged and auto turns on when it drops. i checked on it when i got home yesterday and it was cold and not charging but had the light that it was connected and done.

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mults

This is my 7th Winter as well. When I put mine away in the fall, the trickle charger goes on and I don't touch it until April. Knock-on-wood, the batteries have survived and the car always starts like it's been driven all Winter...

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FPenvy

yeaaaa i think it's time to start throwing trickle chargers on. i did 7 years and never used one and now it's finally biting me in the ***.

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Zingston

I'll leave my trickle charge on for months when I leave town... never had a problem. So how much of a fire risk are these charge devices?

bunk

I dont think theres a big risk. But my deep cycle batteries used to get really warm. Not hot to the touch, but warm like if you left them out in the sun all day warm.

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Zingston

Yeah, I think my T-charger usually stays in idle mode and just turns on to top off the battery when it hits 80% (or something like that).