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FWIW, even the very small "smart" chargers, e.g. Battery Tender, provide ample current to maintain the memory and pre-sets while servicing the battery too. In my experience with (Battery Tender brand) chargers, plain old flooded lead-acid batteries have gone no less than 7 years, and as much has 11 years and counting - and still cranking like it was new.
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Except for long storage a disconnect always has been easier for me and have had batteries last 6 years never on a charger.
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Security???? Battery is disconnected ![]() Never on a charger ![]() |
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I agree and think that so long as you are overcoming the parasitic charge, you "should" be golden.
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Hog's comments elsewhere in this thread on smart chargers vs. battery disconnect switches is spot on.
AGM, gel cells and flooded cell batteries will last just as long or longer if they are connected with a smart charger rather than being disconnected. Plus, they will hold a charge indefinitely, whereas, if they are just disconnected, they will eventually go dead. I've used the AutoMeter Battery Extenders for more than two decades. I have them for all of our Corvettes. To charge batteries at higher rates, I use the new Odyssey chargers which are smaller, lighter and less expensive than the previous Odyssey Ultimizer chargers.
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