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Old April 24th 06, 12:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Yet Another Battery Question

P. Corbett wrote:
What is a sensible and safe FLOAT charge rate for a 14 V, 12 AH sealed
lead acid battery?

Thanks in advance,

Paul


The "classic" glider "gel cell" which is 12 v and 7Ah typically likes to
see 13.8 volts if you're going to leave it on charge all the time.

I've used constant voltage battery chargers set at 13.8 volts for 10
years and never had a battery issue in flight. Plug it in and forget it.