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FAQ: Can I connect a charger permanently to the battery?

14.Apr 2012
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Such connection is not recommended and may not work properly. There are several reasons.

The danger of deep discharge of the battery after the charging is finished. Most chargers have some minimal consumption when connected to the battery. If the charger is left connected for a long period of time, the charger may discharge and deplete the battery completely.

Need to reconnect to resume function.  Most chargers need to reconnect to resume the charging function. If the charger is connected permanently it will not resume charging unless the terminals are disconnected for some time and connected again.

The danger of an accident. The charger’s electronic may not be designed to be permanently connected to the battery if not charging any longer. After some time some components may overheat or become defective. In any case, we always recommend having proper fusing and disconnection option for any cabling connected to batteries. This allows disconnecting the batteries in case of an accidental short circuit connection or malfunction.

An idea: to allow repeated charging of batteries without the need for manual reconnection, the hint may be to use some timer device that will connect the batteries to the charger to allow the charging. However again we give the warning, that any battery charging must be properly monitored by a human operator.

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