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Re: Battery Preservation
Al/Ether -
Based on our experience, the batteries seem to slowly discharge when hooked up to an unplugged KoP charger... could one of those normal 24-hour timers (or 1-week timers) that basically "unplug" the charger then be of any great use?
It's still a great idea, and one I might use in the future with our battery cart. When we built it, we noticed batteries discharging over night when left plugged in. To get around that, we added some appropriately sized relays between the charger and the battery, and set it up so they would automatically disconnect the two when power was turned off to the cart. Simple and great solution!
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