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<blockquote data-quote="mcatrophy" data-source="post: 1343984" data-attributes="member: 3187"><p>Whatever you do, don't leaving it charging at ~1 amp for more than a couple of hours or your new battery may be worse than your old one. If you are using a trickle charger, stop it (and disconnect it from the battery). Only a good battery tender is relatively safe to leave on, but for my money, I wouldn't leave it connected any more than is strictly necessary.</p><p>This from someone who doesn't own a battery charger of any kind, and hasn't bought a replacement battery in any vehicle since I recovered a wrecked MGB GT about 43 years ago, though it has to be said my vehicle batteries tend to have a relatively benign environment.</p><p></p><p>[edit]On reflection, I didn't even replace the MG's batteries, it had been kindly left upside-down by the previous owner, so the batteries were drained of acid and had therefore been stored dry charged for the year or so it sat in a breaker's yard, I simply put acid in them <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> .[/edit]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcatrophy, post: 1343984, member: 3187"] Whatever you do, don't leaving it charging at ~1 amp for more than a couple of hours or your new battery may be worse than your old one. If you are using a trickle charger, stop it (and disconnect it from the battery). Only a good battery tender is relatively safe to leave on, but for my money, I wouldn't leave it connected any more than is strictly necessary. This from someone who doesn't own a battery charger of any kind, and hasn't bought a replacement battery in any vehicle since I recovered a wrecked MGB GT about 43 years ago, though it has to be said my vehicle batteries tend to have a relatively benign environment. [edit]On reflection, I didn't even replace the MG's batteries, it had been kindly left upside-down by the previous owner, so the batteries were drained of acid and had therefore been stored dry charged for the year or so it sat in a breaker's yard, I simply put acid in them :) .[/edit] [/QUOTE]
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