Okay, since i am storing the car for 3 months. I have just taken out the battery so that it wouldnt drain.

I was wondering, should i connect it to a charger while it's out of the car? And if i should how long should i charge it for, and how many times?(ex. once a week for 2 hours.....)

Will the battery slowly die down eventhough it's not connected to anything right now?

And one more thing, the indicator on the batter is blue with the red circle in the middle, so that means it's okay right now. So do i even have to charge it?

Thanks so much for all your help.

Alex

 

if the battery is fairly new the 3 month rest should be no problem.

 

i have only had my car for just over a year now.

So then if i leave it disconnected the battery wont drain slowly?

Oh yeah, i heard from an unreliable source, if you let the battery sit on the floor it'll drain slowly?? is this just something he pulled outta his a$$??

 

Do you think I should charge the battery a bit before i start the engine 3 months from now?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by F20C_S2k
i have only had my car for just over a year now.

So then if i leave it disconnected the battery wont drain slowly?

Oh yeah, i heard from an unreliable source, if you let the battery sit on the floor it'll drain slowly??

 

I've always heard to never store a battery directly on concrete. Dunno why...

 

Chiung - Depends on the battery but for the most part not a real problem:

http://www.inct.net/~autotips/battmyth.htm

F20C_S2k - http://www.inct.net/~autotips/battstor.htm

Basically gives same advice as HotRodSoul.

 

Wow thanks so much samkwon!!

last quick question. If i do charge it up a bit before i start using it again, how long do you think i would have to charge it? Do i have to worry about over charging it?

 

Check it and recharge if necessary in the spring. Also, make sure your radio
code is handy.

 

I found this; sorry about how detailed it is but I think your answer on charge time is at the bottom of the page. The rest of the info is quite handy too but it does seem to assume a completely dead battery.

http://www.optimabattery.freeserve.co.uk/b...FAQ/carfaq9.htm

Check this one too; has some good comments on the use of various types of chargers. It is possible to overcharge a battery and according to the info here, the type of charger you use has a big effect on how much risk there is of an overcharge.

http://uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq9.htm#trickle

I think for the most part, for a 3 month storage, as long as the indicator on the battery still shows charge and its not otherwise leaking, damaged or corroded at the end of that time, you should be able to just put it back in without a whole lot of concern.

Hope this stuff helps you out.