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Exactly, the decreased rate of self-discharge with decreased temp...
In Response To: I have been tracking self discharge... 
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() is chemistry 101. Reaction kinetics slow down with decreased temperature. With only a small amount of self-discharge even a small solar panel can keep a moderate sized battery bank topped up.
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- 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
