Posted by Steve@Advance on December 16, 2015 at 20:14:06 from (107.203.134.67):
In Reply to: 3 batteries 1 tender? posted by michiganmike on December 16, 2015 at 16:40:45:
There are a couple problems with using a single tender on multiple batteries.
Are you having problems with the batteries going down when sitting? If so, either one battery is weak, and it's drawing the other 2 down. Or there is a drain from somewhere in the lift truck.
If there is a problem, and all 3 batteries are left connected, and connected to the lift, the tender will never be able to bring them up and drop out. It will keep trying, and eventually cook the batteries.
My suggestion, since you are not going to be using the lift all winter, would be to disconnect all the batteries (only one terminal per battery necessary) from each other and from the lift. Then when you are ready to use the lift, check each battery. If one is dead, it was bad. A healthy, charged battery will easily hold a charge for 3 to 6 months.
Or, if you want to invest in tenders, get one for each battery, store the batteries disconnected from each other.
In any case, disconnecting the batteries from the lift would still be a good idea. Those have a lot of electronics on board, mice like to chew and pee on stuff like that when it's stored!
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