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Originally Posted by jtongarm
Would it be best to have a trickle charger plugged into the battery rather than using shore power?
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No. You have a modern charger. Fully charging overnite then disconnecting the battery and letting it self discharge till it gets down around 12.2V (50%) which will take SEVERAL months will than allow you to recharge in bulk mode which will thoroughly mix the acid and water preventing stratification and sulphation. This is best.
If you leave you batts connected...then you will need to plug in every week to achieve the same effect since parasitic loads will drain the batts much more quickly. If it is too much trouble to plug in every week, then a trickle charger is the best solution.