Mon, 15 Nov 1999 11:32:27 +0100 - Message No. 6560
From: Wolfgang Reinig

Subject: Re: winter storage


Hi Guido,

to load an _empty_ battery you can use every battery-charger - even the 
cheapest one.

But: if you use the cheap models you should check the voltage during 
loading and you should stop loading if the voltage exceeds 13.8 V (similar 
to Micha's recommendation) - or your battery would start cooking...

If you use an automatic battery-charger with some electronics (these are 
not the cheapest...) you may be able to choose the maximum voltage 
depending on the type of battery. E. g. if you choose a non-service type 
the battery-charger stops loading at 13.8V - if you choose a conventional 
(service) type battery it stops at 14.4V

To _keep_ your battery fully charged during winter you should use an 
automatic battery-charger. Even the smallest ones (0.5A) are good enough. 
They should stop loading at 13.8V.

I use an automatic battery-charger made by Bosch since more than 10 years. 
This charger is able to "deliver" up to 12A and I use it for our cars and 
our bikes.

Wolfgang

At 08:58 14.11.99 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello to all!
>
>Does anyone know which battery-charger can be used for the @, because
>of the no-service-battery (Wartungsfreie Batterie)  of my RD07.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Guido
>




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