Battery Dos And Don’ts To Consider

There are many things you need to consider in order to ensure that you maintain the battery life of your boat. Maintain it in the right manner would obviously eliminate the need for constant removal and replacement. Here are a few relevant dos and don’ts in battery management;

Charge

Most Optima batteries need to be charged before they are used. As these are used in motor boats and such, once there is a particular voltage discharged to start up the boat it reduces in the existing voltage amount. Hence it is recommended that they are to be charged immediately after the necessary voltage has been discharged to start up the boat. This will prevent the battery from being over used when it only has a little voltage amount remaining. Another thing to be concerned of is, if it charging then make sure you don’t use it then. This will spoil the battery since it has to start its charging cycle all over again from the beginning. Another thing to be concerned of is to avoid removing or disconnecting battery cable when the engine is in use. This too becomes a contributing factor that reduces the useful life of your battery. Click here to read more about Optima batteries https://www.rjbatt.com.au/optima/. 

Maintenance

Making sure that you constantly monitor your optima red top battery in order to ensure it lasts long while also functioning at its potential level. Most batteries are known to be ruined because of the negligence of the battery owners. Thus causing them added costs on maintaining and constantly replacing. However giving your entire boat a checkup along with the battery would serve as a massive advantage in order to avoid having to bear high costs of replacement at the end of the day. Another factor that you have to be concerned of is the seasons or the weather. It too affects the functioning of your battery. It is said that during more warmer or hot seasons you should take extra care of these. As the chances for them to cease functioning is high.

Heat
Most batteries are known to heat up as they charge and this is a similar case even when you charge your phone. Accordingly even these boat batteries need to be protected from getting over heated. When they over work or over charge they heat up to the point where you cannot even touch them. This is a warning you need to pay heed to. When you are encountered with such a situation you might want to kill the boat for some time and let it cool down on its own. When doing so be sure to keep an eye on it as well in case you come across any other abnormalities. Also make sure you don’t add tap water to the battery as it has certain minerals that may harm the electrodes with in. in addition to that be sure to not discharge a voltage amount that is more than what is recommended. This too would harm the overall performance of the boat.

Consider the above and take good care of your entire boat in order to ensure it functions at its maximum level!