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Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe
I have never heard this, I have been told quite the opposite.
I have been keeping my classic cars and bikes on trickle chargers since the mid 90's, generally get 6-8 years out of my batteries, with a few freak batteries thrown in, one being a genuine Harley Davidson branded Battery, the bike was always on the charger unless it was being ridden. I fitted the battery in July 1998 and replaced it in 2008 with another genuine HD battery.
Had a another freak battery that was fitted to my 2007 BF GT purchased new, the battery was replaced in June 2019, that car was also permanently connected to a CTEC 800mA smart battery charger.
Not sure if the CTEC runs a discharge cycle. All my vehicles do get driven quite regularly.
I will however explore this idea further, but I sincerely doubt that a Battery chargers specifically designed to maintain batteries will kill a $250 extreme duty battery in 12 months to the point where it will no longer accept or hold a charge when none of my other 7 car/bike/mower batteries have any issue with the same charger.
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Go talk to a battery manufacturer and they may give you some tips; btw a good lead acid battery always sits around the 70 to 80% charge rate.
I'm old school in my way of thinking and even with Franco Cozzo comment I agree with
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With my cars I just charge them up every now and again and then remove the charger after its sat overnight and charged up fully.
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I never leave any battery on constant float or trickle I just charge them up and then disconnect then use the battery as intended.
What you do is your choice but I'm only offering some advice.
Cheers