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Personnitnat
21/11/2012 at 10:31pm
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Using the Aldi charger can anyone tell me what frequency and duration To charge our 100AH battery over the winter?

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I leave my Aldi Charger connected 24/7 over the winter. It monitors the batteries charge and charges only when required.


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22/11/2012 at 9:45am
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Thank you! Best plug it all in then!

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To be honest..our 1st van ...7 years ago was kept on my uncles ground...we would lift all the seats open the cuoboards and lock it up leaving the battery....never had a problem ...this time it is on the drive...plugged in trickle charging it... we will have the results in the spring ..

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22/11/2012 at 10:41am
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Lol, we are only doing this on the basis of what the dealers told us. They advised if it was not being used over winter to take the battery out and keep it charged up, otherwise overtime it won't reach its peak charge. We shall see!

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22/11/2012 at 11:18am
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Silly question, but is it just the cold weather charge setting with the Aldi chargers that we put them on?!

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You'll only need a cold weather charge if it's cold, ie if you're charging the battery in situ

If you take the battery out, how do you power your alarm?


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Thats why ours isnt been removed....if something happened...god forbid...insurance wouldnt cover you...im leaving mine plugged in !

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22/11/2012 at 9:11pm
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Ours has no alarm on it. It's in gold secure storage though. Hence the battery coming out for an over winter charge, so I guess the cold weather charge is right then?

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Quote: Originally posted by nitnat on 22/11/2012
Ours has no alarm on it. It's in gold secure storage though. Hence the battery coming out for an over winter charge, so I guess the cold weather charge is right then?


No, you should not use the cold weather setting unless the temperatures are very low, like sub zero. Otherwise it will over charge the battery which is very bad news.


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Ah, thanks for that. For those with the Aldi charger do I set it as car mode and will it then go in to standby and then come on and off as and when charge is required?

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Quote: Originally posted by nitnat on 23/11/2012Ah, thanks for that. For those with the Aldi charger do I set it as car mode and will it then go in to standby and then come on and off as and when charge is required?


Exactly



edit: but if you have a power cut make sure that you reset it within a month.


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Thank you! It's all new to me, so apologies for the obvious questions!

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