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    Posted: 08 Jan 2013 at 5:15pm
We store the battery in the garage and hook it up to a trickler charger,works fine. Oh it's called battery tender,cheap to buy under $20.00
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I'm using a solar trickle charger 12 inch X 12 in. Let Mother Nature do the work.
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Posts: 82 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Dec 2012 at 5:55pm
We got a tender battery charger. No problem with it getting hot
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Nov 2012 at 11:24pm
The built-in charger in the pod is a smart charger, so if you can keep the pod itself plugged in I wouldn't use a battery tender instead.  Unless you want to save a little energy since the tender likely uses less energy than keeping the pod plugged in.
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Posts: 866 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 8:01pm
I am lucky enough to have enough room next to my barn 24/30 man cave that I just winerize the pod, cover it with the Forest River factory pod cover and leave it plugged in. The Pods internal charger keeps the battery up nicely. Sometimes during the winter if Donna is watching "crap" on t.v. I go to the pod, flip on the 1500 watt electric heater, turn on the t.v. pop some corn in the microwave and watch antique roadshow in the Pod,
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I'm new to "battery charging and maintenance" over the winter.  Previously I just plugged the Pod 120V into my house.   I haven't received my new Battery Minder yet, but I would guess it is a "smart charger" and is better than just keeping my battery charged in the Pod. It has a "desulfanator" feature (?), so I'm guessing it somehow does what it needs to do ... And is good at doing it.

Are there any experienced folks out there that are experience with smart chargers? Desulfanators?
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I pulled the battery so that I could store it in the garage, make some mods to the case, and keep others from trying to steal it since I have the Pod in a Public Storage lot.  The charger on Northern Tool looks pretty good and was along the lines I was hoping to pay ... thanks!
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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Nov 2012 at 9:45am
Originally posted by TIDALWAVE

Remember that if you store your Pod in a cold environment and the battery discharges...the battery can freeze up and crack open. It is very important to keep the charge up.
 
 
Exactly why I've chosen and am fortuneate enough, to run a long extension cord over to both campers to keep them plugged in a winter long.  The 1st year I had them, I tried the "charging on occasion over the winter", but it proved to be too much of a hassle for me.  Leaving them plugged in all winter allows me to forget about them.  I understand that not everyone is able to do that.
 
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Remember that if you store your Pod in a cold environment and the battery discharges...the battery can freeze up and crack open. It is very important to keep the charge up.
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Originally posted by Bill-GA

Here's a "Battery MINDER" I just purchased from Northern Tool http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200332201_200332201?cm_mmc=Housefile-_-RECEIVED-_-707-_-CONF

200+ users rated it 4.9 / 5.0.   It's currently listed at $34.99
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