Need advice on keeping the battery charged

[rjpastor]

My 76 is not a DD. It sits, sometimes, for a month or so at a time, so when I go out to start it, I have to charge the battery, prime the carb, etc. I don't mind priming the carb, but dragging my battery charger out to the curb is a pain and there's no way I can leave it on the truck. I've seen solar chargers that plug into the cigarette lighter and supposedly trickle charge the battery. Do these things work? Is there something better?

 

[vortec]

they do work if the drain isn't too heavy. i have a cheapy from HF that i used on my k5 when i kept it outside for weeks at a time. not bad.

 

[Dafey]

Just get the biggest you can afford.

 

[GRINCH]

Just unhook the battery when not in use. If the battery is good and fully charged it should last. I would pull the battery and put it on the charger for a few days at a 2 amp trickle. The you shoul dbe able to leave for weeks or at least a month.

 

[rjpastor]

Just what I was looking for

Thanks for the input guys.

 

[scp1scp1]

I want to ditto the HF solar charger. There is one in a friend's truck that stays outside all year with very limited usage. NO PROBLEMS!