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• Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:12:06 -0800
  Oddly enough there is data regarding internal self discharge. For an empirical test, charge an old battery that has had distilled water added to...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:05:24 -0500
  ...No matter what kind of floor the battery is on, it will gradually self-discharge, and if you don't keep it charged the...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:34:55 -0500
  ...Older batteries tend to self-discharge faster. For way more than you ever wanted to know about it, read this FAQ: http://www.uuhome...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:14:49 -0700
  Actually, this Optima battery has done the same self-discharge over about a month or two several times the past two years. Happens whenever...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:31:08 -0800
  ...surfaces because the cold of the floor works to slow the self-discharge (leakage) rate. Read more at http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 08:08:13 -0600
  ...surfaces because the > cold of the floor works to slow the self-discharge (leakage) rate. > Read more at > http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:01:43 -0700
  ...http://meteora.ucsd.edu/cap/gloom.html) During that two-three month period, a battery has plenty of time to self-discharge far enough...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:37:44 -0800
  ...No matter what kind of floor the battery is on, it will >gradually self-discharge, and if you don't keep it charged the...
• Re: LVC. Stereo Wiring: switch to prohibit battery drain
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:44:27 -0700
  ...Except for long term storage the drain is > probably not much more than what a battery losses due to self-discharge > anyway. -- Neil n...
• Re: solar battery charger or tender options
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 4 Sep 2017 09:42:57 -0400
  ...solar battery charger or tender options These small solar battery maintainers are really only useful for overcoming a batteries self-discharge and the small...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 22 May 2010 10:16:12 -0700
  ...to bring the house battery up after a few nights of self-discharge. The charger can pull as much as 15A, and appears to...
• Re: The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:37:31 -0600
  ...Hi Dan, Batteries will self discharge while they sit, and also lose capacity in the cold. Starting the van will help keep them up...
• Group-41 deep cycle gel-cel battery -payback.
  Historical mailing list - Clark M. Carr
  17 Apr 97 02:44:05 EDT
  ...Low self discharge: "Dryfit batteries have the lowest self-discharge rate of any battery in the industry." Specifications state that intermittent use or storage...
• Re: Battery Woes/Choice
  Historical mailing list - Taeke
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:22:14 -0400
  ...And in rate of self discharge. Since it costs money and time to put amps back in the battery and they are rated for...
• battery types (article)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:46:35 -0400
  ...This highly increases the >self-discharge rate. Maintenence-free batteries have added calcium to >the lead sponges to harden them and reduce water loss...
• Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:37:31 -0700
  ...And in rate of self discharge. Since it costs money and time to put amps back in the battery and they are rated for...
• Re: spring checklist
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 9 Mar 2015 23:04:55 -0400
  ...Lead-acid batteries, like other sorts, slowly self-discharge when not regularly used. Jumpstarting is hard on batteries, because it is a sudden inrush...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:14:34 -0500
  ...This would give the charger a chance to correct any self-discharge of the battery, but not let it stay on long enough to...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:24:35 -0700
  ...This would give the charger > a chance to correct any self-discharge of the battery, but not let > it stay on long enough to...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:31:03 -0700
  ...This would give the charger >> a chance to correct any self-discharge of the battery, but not let >> it stay on long enough to...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:03:41 -0400
  ...and steering is similarly hard.) The Optima now also seems to self discharge a lot quicker than the equally old wetcell in my '95...
• Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:00:18 -0400
  ...and >steering >is similarly hard.) > >The Optima now also seems to self discharge a lot quicker than the equally >old >wetcell in my '95...
• How to Select the Right Battery (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Aug 97 22:32:12 CDT
  ...They're maintenance- free, can be tipped over without leakage, cause very little corrosion, self-discharge more slowly during storage, and are less susceptible...
• Car Battery FAQ 2.0
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 20:31:04 -0300 (ADT)
  ...A battery will not lose it's charge sitting in storage. > >A battery has self discharge or internal electrochemical "leakage" that >will cause it...