how tough is a 'trickle charger'?? By terrilee (Read 562 times)

[terrilee]

i know ,WTF am i talking about ?
let me explain.
If you know about the tent-garage i have,and the 'cat run'
that goes thru it??
well i have a trickle charge on a board
on top of that piece of cat run.
If i cover it with a rag, and then cover it all
with a 5 gal bucket
will that sorta protect it from the bone cold, or
do i have to bring it back inside after i use it?

maybe i should ask on the doggie & see what kind of responses i get?

[wheezy]

I don't see the temp being an issue for the charger itself, but batteries are best charged over 50 degrees.

What I do see an issue with, unless you have a weatherproof charger, is moisture. The last thing you would want to do is electrify your cat run.

[alleyoop]

Sure go and ask on Doggie, they have a bunch of experts there. But the first question I have to ask is WHY NOT have the charger inside the tent with the scoot, why outside covered up?
Alleyoop

[terrilee]

alley
i thought i didnt explain well
here ill try again
lol

it is inside the tent garage
BUT its sitting on the cat run
so rain, snow etc wont touch it
but the wind will flow thru ,rather cold

will the cold mess up the 'insides'
of the charger?

last winter i kept it in the house
and when i thought i would need it
i took it out there {in the tent}
and afterwards , brought it back inside.

and im real tempted to ask on the doggie site
but the guy who always tracks me down and gets me kicked off
might read this site and figure me out AGAIN

[cruiser]

The cold temps will not hurt the battery charger. I have used several types over the past decades with no problems. Sometimes you have to charge a battery in a car out in the cold, so the charger ends up outside too. Charging in the cold may decrease the actual amount of charge that the battery holds, but it does not hurt the charger.

Some chargers like the Battery Tender Plus have built in temperature compensation for different ambient temps.

[richardthescooter3]

I use my battery tender on my all winter, works great. (my scoot is in a garage without heat)

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[justbuggin2]

being cold will not hurt your charger but if it is covered up and can not get enough air flow can cause it to overheat and damage the chargerand possible to start a fire