Battery Question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Billy V · 03-16-2009, 09:27 PM

The fastest way to ruin a battery is to let it sit and do nothing.

If you let a lead acid battery sit for long without trickle charging, or charging, it can become sulfated between the plates which short circuits 1 or more cells.

So to answer your question:
Batteries can destroy themselves in short order if you do not trickle charge them occasionally.

BTW. You should be using a 12 Volt 7.5 Amp Battery at minimum.

Read this link and you will be an expert.

http://www.batterystuff.com/tutorial_battery.html

03-16-2009, 09:27 PM	#4
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	The fastest way to ruin a battery is to let it sit and do nothing. If you let a lead acid battery sit for long without trickle charging, or charging, it can become sulfated between the plates which short circuits 1 or more cells. So to answer your question: Batteries can destroy themselves in short order if you do not trickle charge them occasionally. BTW. You should be using a 12 Volt 7.5 Amp Battery at minimum. Read this link and you will be an expert. http://www.batterystuff.com/tutorial_battery.html