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I leave my batteries on board too...
In Response To: No, batteries kept aboard too but trickle charged 
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() I use a white winter cover that lets quite a lot of light in. In fact, enough light gets in for the solar panels to maintain the batteries. They were all fully charged when I took the cover off last spring.
Messages In This Thread
- Do folks remove electronics during winter storage?
- I used to take my electronics off, but...
- I do...
- I was always told yes
- I do this..
- What winter storage?
- Only what's not built-in
- No, batteries kept aboard too but trickle charged
- I leave my batteries on board too...
- In the end, they'll lose less than 10-20% charge if left alone, disconnected from any wiring. .
- Todd, curiosity about how many watts panels you rely upon for this.
- Sailboat with 500 amp-hours of battery capacity..
- Thanks.
- I have been tracking self discharge...
- Exactly, the decreased rate of self-discharge with decreased temp...
- Thanks.
- Sailboat with 500 amp-hours of battery capacity..
- In the end, they'll lose less than 10-20% charge if left alone, disconnected from any wiring. .
- I leave my batteries on board too...
- When it gets cold arn't you suppose
