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popotla

Active Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #1

Between January 5th and approximately May 14th next year, I have to leave my Land Rover Defender parked and not in use. The climate/weather at that time, in the place I’m leaving it, will vary, I believe, between hot (summer) and cool or slightly cold (winter).

I have a main battery and two auxiliary batteries and it’s about these, mainly, that I’m concerned, with regard to keeping them charged. I learned previously (to my cost) that in any case, “running the engine for a while” is not the answer. I don’t know the person I’ll be leaving it with and in any case, the vehicle won’t be insured for road use.

If I disconnect the batteries, the electronics are going to go out of kilter, aren’t they? How should I handle this?

 

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Thor1950

Well-Known Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #2

solar trickle charger

 

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lynall

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Full Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #3

I would say the same, Ive ha done of the cheapies on my boats leisure battery for a couple of years now, has it helped? I havent a clue but it always works when I want it to.
I cant see disconnecting them knocking the electrics out.
Maplins is where I got mine.
If you have power maybe a ctek or its equivalant is the answer?

 

gazman

Well-Known Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #4

+1 for the solar trickle charger

 

ER1C

Well-Known Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #5

popotla said:

Between January 5th and approximately May 14th next year, I have to leave my Land Rover Defender parked and not in use. The climate/weather at that time, in the place I’m leaving it, will vary, I believe, between hot (summer) and cool or slightly cold (winter).

I have a main battery and two auxiliary batteries and it’s about these, mainly, that I’m concerned, with regard to keeping them charged. I learned previously (to my cost) that in any case, “running the engine for a while” is not the answer. I don’t know the person I’ll be leaving it with and in any case, the vehicle won’t be insured for road use.

If I disconnect the batteries, the electronics are going to go out of kilter, aren’t they? How should I handle this?

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Madness you are fixing the symptom not the problem, you clearly have a drain.... I would ;

a. fix the drain.
b. install a switch to isolate the drain (pennies from ebay) and you can keep you clock (which is the only thing to go out of kilter unless you have an alarm which it can also cater for)

TBH I had no battery issues until I picked up a National LUMA split charger and that's the flaming drain so I now isolate that with a switch and its a lot better.

 

lightning

Well-Known Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #6

Leaving the batteries disconnected will not harm the electronics in a Defender. (There's only the engine ECU really).....lt's not a Range Rover with thirty computers lol
I would go with the above, solar charger.

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #7

And if you can fully charge the battery,s before you leave them.

 

terr

Active Member

• Oct 17, 2015

• #8

not the same but i leave my bike over winter and all-ways put a solar panel power supply to my bike .
and come summer all is good. the alarm with flashing led and clock runs all winter