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From: wsh@hou5f.UUCP (Willie Heck)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.rec.boat
Subject: Marine batteries
Message-ID: <339@hou5f.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Jul-83 10:13:50 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 25 10:13:50 1983
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     Please forgive me for posting this to net.auto as well as net.rec.boat,
but I thought the answer to this problem would be likely to be answered there.

     For use on my boat, I have what is known as a deep discharge battery.
(This differs from a regular automobile battery in that it is meant to supply
a charge over a long period of time and to be recharged many times from a
nearly discharged state.)  Depending on how much sailing I do at night,
however, the battery sometimes goes for long periods of time without any
use at all.  This is not good for the battery; it must be discharged from
time to time and then recharged.  My question is:  what is the best way to
do this?  Should I just attach a 12 volt headlight to the battery and run
it until it dims, and then recharge the battery?
     Please reply over the net, as I will be moving to a new machine next
week.  If you want to send mail, my return address is

                    ariel!hou5f!wsh, until I move, after which it will be
                    ariel!hou5g!wsh.

                                        Thank you,
                                        Willie Heck
                                        abi - holmdel
                                        (201) 834-3376