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[kybaseball]

This is topic but I would use it for this. I was wondering how you keep your generator battery ready for if the power was to go out? I have put in a transfer switch for my house and have a portable generator to the lights on and heat. Only thing is over the summer we lost power for 3 days and went to start and the battery was dead. Even tried to charge afterwards to be ready for the next time. So I am asking how do you guys keep your ready like where you keep it and if you trickle charge the battery? Thanks

[Sloppy_Snood]

Of all the ways to keep that battery charged, the Battery Tender Plus is the best and goes beyond what a standard trickle charger does (and can do).

LINK: http://www.batterytender.com/Chargers/Battery-TenderR-Plus.html

Without boring you of why it reigns superior to other trickle chargers in this post, I'll just let you read the technical information if you care to.

LINK:  http://www.batterytender.com/Frequently-Asked-Questions/#answer6

If it means anything, I can also tell you that daily use of the Battery Tender Plus will extended the true, usable life cycle of a car or marine battery out to 10 years (yes, I've done it multiple times).  As a disclaimer, I have no affiliation with Deltran nor do I sell this product.

[kybaseball]

Thanks for the info. I do have a battery tender jr that i can use. What about keeping the battery in a warm spot or leaving it in the building where it is cold?

[juddspaintballs]

Charging the battery keeps it warm.  Keep it on a battery tender and forget about it.  It should be good to go for years like that.

[mlappin]

Yep, the Battery Tender brand of trickle chargers can’t be beat, Dad always kept his Goldwing on one even in the summer and maybe only replaced the battery once and that was the factory battery in maybe a decade.

[Cabo]

Battery Tender is the only way to go.   

[Farmer85]

How cold are we talking? I have installed a lot of standby generators and some have a little pouch that the battery sit in with a little heat blanket in the bottom, this would be additional to the battery tender. There not that much and you could wire both with the same cord if you wanted. It would have to be pretty darn cold before this would really be worth it imo

[kybaseball]

I just want to make sure when I need it the next time it will be ready. I just purchased a new battery for the generator it was a Darcell UR1 285 cold amps at 32 and 230 cold amps at 0. My generator is a Frontier 7500 watts diesel.