RW> MH>> I have one called "Battery Tender".  They work
like a champ.

RW> TW> I have Two of those. The 800 Ma model and the 1.25 Amp model. Teh 80
RW> TW> ma was frop my smaller Ham Radio SLA battereis adn the 1.25 for car
RW> TW> battries They are great becasue they were specifily designed for
RW> TW> keeping little used batteries ready to go.

RW>Why not solar panels? One could use those solar powered yard lights to
RW>charge small batteries.

Those Yard Light solar units can barelly charge a AA cell. Useless for a
car battery.
But for a vehicle stores i na Garage it would work. Onw woild need at
least a 25 Watt solar panel, a 40 watt unit would be better, and a
Charge controller
We are talking quite a bit more then the cost odf a Batery tender
though. The deal out there is the Harbor Freight Solar panel kit at
$190.00
It includes  a 45 watt panel and a solar charge controller.
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