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Title: recon 5
Post by: killa1 on Feb 12, 2017, 10:28 AM

i have a recon 5 and want to know if the battery should be charged periodically if not used for extended time.thanks

Title: Re: recon 5
Post by: Fisherman 1 on Feb 12, 2017, 11:12 AM

Yes, get yourself a smart maintainer/charger and leave it hooked up.  I use one of these http://smartercharger.com/battery-chargers/#CTEK%20Multi%20US%203300 (http://smartercharger.com/battery-chargers/#CTEK%20Multi%20US%203300) for boat, another for ATV and one for all other small batteries.  They stay hooked up ALL the time except when using the batteries.  Last boat battery went 12 years, RV was 11 and my ATV has the original battery 8 years old.   It's the 3300 model.

Title: Re: recon 5
Post by: Jim_MI on Feb 12, 2017, 07:32 PM

Quote from: Fisherman 1 on Feb 12, 2017, 11:12 AM

Yes, get yourself a smart maintainer/charger and leave it hooked up.  I use one of these http://smartercharger.com/battery-chargers/#CTEK%20Multi%20US%203300 (http://smartercharger.com/battery-chargers/#CTEK%20Multi%20US%203300) for boat, another for ATV and one for all other small batteries.  They stay hooked up ALL the time except when using the batteries.  Last boat battery went 12 years, RV was 11 and my ATV has the original battery 8 years old.   It's the 3300 model.

Those trickle charges work well with lead-acid batteries, but I will not use one on any of my Lithium batteries.  I am not sure if the Recon 5 uses Lithium Ion or Lithium Polymer, but overcharging a lithium battery can ruin it or even lead to a lithium fire (like the Chinese knockoff Hoverboards and Samsung Galaxy 7 phones).  The manual for the Recon says to charge after each use and disconnect the charger when the red charging light turns green.  I follow those directions and have not found significant loss of battery life between uses (up to 4-5 days, and always stored indoors).

Title: Re: recon 5
Post by: Fisherman 1 on Feb 13, 2017, 08:16 AM

Quote from: Jim_MI on Feb 12, 2017, 07:32 PM

Those trickle charges work well with lead-acid batteries, but I will not use one on any of my Lithium batteries.  I am not sure if the Recon 5 uses Lithium Ion or Lithium Polymer, but overcharging a lithium battery can ruin it or even lead to a lithium fire (like the Chinese knockoff Hoverboards and Samsung Galaxy 7 phones).  The manual for the Recon says to charge after each use and disconnect the charger when the red charging light turns green.  I follow those directions and have not found significant loss of battery life between uses (up to 4-5 days, and always stored indoors).

They do have a specific Lithium battery charger too.