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No, that is a bad idea. Your truck alternator probably puts out something
around 50 amps max. If much of that gets applied to the pwc battery it will be toast. I take all my small wet cell batteries out, clean them up, top off the water and leave them on the corner of my garage workbench. Every month or so I put a 1 amp charger on them for a day. Having them on the corner of the workbench reminds me. Another option would be to mark your calendar. wrote in message ... It is my understanding that a battery needs "exercised". Long periods of non-usage (over the fall/winter/spring months) will result in the battery loosing its charge and not be able to accept a charge. With that said, is it possible that if I wired my battery (in parallel) to my Ford truck battery, will it be "exercised" and be ready for another full year of boating, or will it damage the PWC battery? I'm trying to avoid the cost of trading in the old battery and purchasing a new battery each summer. Thanks in advanced, Dizouglas |
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On Nov 17, 11:31 am, "jamesgangnc" wrote:
No, that is a bad idea. Your truck alternator probably puts out something around 50 amps max. How? The power produced by the alternator is regulated. The only way you'll see that 50A current is if both batteries are dead flat. Then, the truck's battery will be taking half of that. Dizouglas- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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