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I've got the caravan pretty much emptied out for the winter, no food left lying around, cushions all taken out and stored at home etc.

The one thing I haven't done is to remove the battery.  The van is in storage and is not hooked up to electricity, so do I now need to buy a battery charger, remove the battery and bring it home and then keep the charge topped up?

I'm guessing that it is somehow bad for the battery to go completely flat over the winter and then be recharged once I start using the van again in the spring, though I'm sure that with some types of battery it is recommended that you let them go completely flat before recharging them.

Just when I thought I'd got every accessory I needed!

Cheers,

    Derek.

take the battery home and charge once a month. see tec pages on

Looking after your Leisure Battery

   www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/helpandadvice/technicalhelp/datasheets/

Agree with Michael

Phil

Quote: Originally posted by ldpdmp on 24/10/2010

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yep  take it out  no point in leaving it connected over winter    give it a kick once a month   no major issue if you forget   they are made to discharge and recharge   unlike car batteries

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This is what I was wondering.  If there really is no major issue in leaving it then why bear the cost of buying a charger (which I don't need for anything else) and have the hassle of the round trip to the storage site (not exactly a major hassle admittedly!)?

Cheers,

    Derek.