[elky] Battery holding charge while sitting unused
- From: Dann Keller <kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Ray Buck et al <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:44:24 -0800
A while back, about six weeks to be exact, there was a thread about batteries
discharging while the vehicle was not in use. Some of the posters said they
couldn't even go a week without the battery being dischared others went longer.
I volunteered to give the process a real test.
We were gone for a couple of days less than six weeks - Jan. 26 to March 7 to
be exact. The Elky was parked in the garage while we were gone; it wasn't
started or left on a trickle charger. The garage is attached to the house;
only the door and ceiling are uninsulated. The outside temps were only as low
as 30 while we were gone; unlikely the temp in the garage got less than 40
under those circumstance. The house temp was set to hold 50 while we were gone.
The bottom line, ta dah, drum roll, etc., after a couple of jabs at the gas
pedal it cranked for about 5 or 6 seconds and fired right up. I was both
surprised and pleased.
I don't try to explain it or why others discharge while sitting. The only
thing on when it is sitting is the digital clock in the radio.
The battery is a Sears DieHard about 8 1/2 years old with the Elk doing about
25,00 miles during that time. We haven't been getting too many miles on it the
last few years for a variety of reasons.
FWIW, that's the story.
Dan
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