Parking up for Winter.. Batteries?

Parking up for Winter.. Batteries?

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geeks

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Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Hi Guys,

Parking the Van up for the winter now. Want a way of keeping the leisure battery in good nick, I am told best way to do this is to keep it charged. It will be parked away from any plug in power source so I am thinking we will need a solar charger to keep it topped up over the winter.

Would this to do the job?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20W-Solar-Panel-10A-12V-...

It would be keeping a Halford Leisure 115AH battery charged.

geeks

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141 months

Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Hmm dont know why I didnt think of that, might just do the same, whip battery out of van and keep it plugged in on a trickle in the shed.

geeks

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Monday 9th November 2015
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Well as I said van wont be parked where I can put power to it so needed a way of keeping the leisure battery topped up. I would have happily left it in there plugged in if I could have.

geeks

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Monday 16th November 2015
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MattS3 said:
geeks said:
Well as I said van wont be parked where I can put power to it so needed a way of keeping the leisure battery topped up. I would have happily left it in there plugged in if I could have.
Apologies, I wasn't asking the question of you in regards to can it be left plugged in, rather asking the question to people who might confirm it was OK.
I think it came across that I was being a bit flippant having re-read it, it certainly wasn't meant to be that way smile
meh no worries!

I would imagine it is fine left plugged in!