Today I was messing around in the garage and decided to start the
riding mower. Well the battery was dead. My neighbor says
he keeps a float charger on his all winter.
Can someone tell me what a float charger is and what does it do? Is it
the same as a battery maintaner? Thanks for any
info

On Feb 1, 2:19*pm, (Herb and Eneva) wrote:
* Today I was messing around in the garage and decided to start the
riding mower. Well the battery was dead. * * * * * * * My neighbor says
he keeps a float charger on his all winter.
Can someone tell me what a float charger is and what does it do? Is it
the same as a battery maintaner? * * * * * * * * * * *Thanks for any
info

What you want is a battery tender. Google and you'll find it. It's
basicly a slow charger that will charge the battery up to a full
charge, then monitor it and maintain it at a full charge. If you
don't use one, batteries will self-discharge over time. Leaving a
start type battery discharged for any length of time will ruin it.

Here is one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AXTUY





"Herb and Eneva" wrote in message
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Today I was messing around in the garage and decided to start the
riding mower. Well the battery was dead. My neighbor says
he keeps a float charger on his all winter.
Can someone tell me what a float charger is and what does it do? Is it
the same as a battery maintaner? Thanks for any
info

On Feb 1, 3:15�pm, "RBM" wrote:
Here is one:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AXTUY

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�Today I was messing around in the garage and decided to start the
riding mower. Well the battery was dead. � � � � � � � My neighbor says
he keeps a float charger on his all winter.
Can someone tell me what a float charger is and what does it do? Is it
the same as a battery maintaner? � � � � � � � � � � �Thanks for any
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tractor batteries only last a few years, how old is yours?

"Herb and Eneva" wrote in message
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Today I was messing around in the garage and decided to start the riding
mower. Well the battery was dead. My neighbor says he keeps a float
charger on his all winter. Can someone tell me what a float charger is
and what does it do? Is it the same as a battery maintaner?
Thanks for any
info


Here's the one I've been using 24/7 on my generator for the past two years.
No issues. I know what everyone says about HF products but you have to pic
and choose.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42292

On Feb 1, 4:13Â*pm, " wrote:
On Feb 1, 3:15�pm, "RBM" wrote:

Here is one:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AXTUY

"Herb and Eneva" wrote in ...

�Today I was messing around in the garage and decided to start the
riding mower. Well the battery was dead. � � � � � � � My neighbor says
he keeps a float charger on his all winter.
Can someone tell me what a float charger is and what does it do? Is it
the same as a battery maintaner? � � � � � � � � � � �Thanks for any
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tractor batteries only last a few years, how old is yours?

I think the reason many of them only last a few years is that people
let them get discharged over the winter and that's what ruins them.
I've seen many small batteries of this type last as long as a car
battery if you take care of them.