The Ford Barn

Daves55Sedan · 04-02-2019, 09:58 PM

Actually, all the flooring in my house is 1 x 4 tongue and groove wood above a deep crawlspace. Yes I have heard the old wives-tale about not setting a lead-acid battery on a concrete floor. Never heard any actual proof it would ruin a battery, but never wanted to test it either.
During the 2-1/2 months the battery was out of the car, I did intermittently run a 2 amp trickle charge on it, around once every couple weeks (with the battery caps un-screwed and a paper towel over the filling holes. Also topped off with water to the split ring before charging.
My battery charger is an ancient cheapo Schaumacher 6/12v, 2/6amp charger. I am pretty sure it does not have auto shutoff at full charge, so I never leave the charger on longer than overnight, then I always test the voltage at the battery terminals (with the charger disconnected of course) using a separate voltage meter. If the voltage shows 6 or a little better, I leave the charger disconnected for a while. If it shows less, I continue charging for a while and test the voltage again.

04-02-2019, 09:58 PM	#7
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: 8 month old 6V battery dead Actually, all the flooring in my house is 1 x 4 tongue and groove wood above a deep crawlspace. Yes I have heard the old wives-tale about not setting a lead-acid battery on a concrete floor. Never heard any actual proof it would ruin a battery, but never wanted to test it either. During the 2-1/2 months the battery was out of the car, I did intermittently run a 2 amp trickle charge on it, around once every couple weeks (with the battery caps un-screwed and a paper towel over the filling holes. Also topped off with water to the split ring before charging. My battery charger is an ancient cheapo Schaumacher 6/12v, 2/6amp charger. I am pretty sure it does not have auto shutoff at full charge, so I never leave the charger on longer than overnight, then I always test the voltage at the battery terminals (with the charger disconnected of course) using a separate voltage meter. If the voltage shows 6 or a little better, I leave the charger disconnected for a while. If it shows less, I continue charging for a while and test the voltage again.