We have had a problem keeping the vehicle battery charged. The van (Bailey 620 Approach) is stored securely indoors so the solar panel can't keep the vehicle battery charged.
Accordingly, we have bought a smart charger that allows for the vehicle battery to be be kept permanently on charge without risking over charging.
The charger allows for permanent leads to be connected to the vehicle battery so that you can easily connect the charger to the battery by plugging the charger into a socket rather than to the battery itself.
My question is related to attaching the permanent leads to the battery. Will I risk a shock trying to connect the lead to the positive (red lead) if the black lead is connected? I'm reluctant to disconnect the live lead on the battery completely in case I lose all memory settings such as the radio etc.
The sequence I propose is:
1. Disconnect negative battery lead.
2. Loosen bolt on on positive terminal lead but not remove it from the terminal post and then place the permanent charging lead over thread and replace bolt and tighten.
3. Perform the same on the negative lead.
If anyone can confirm whether this is the correct way to proceed (or indeed warn me if I'm doing it wrong) I'd be grateful.
Thanks in anticipation.
Accordingly, we have bought a smart charger that allows for the vehicle battery to be be kept permanently on charge without risking over charging.
The charger allows for permanent leads to be connected to the vehicle battery so that you can easily connect the charger to the battery by plugging the charger into a socket rather than to the battery itself.
My question is related to attaching the permanent leads to the battery. Will I risk a shock trying to connect the lead to the positive (red lead) if the black lead is connected? I'm reluctant to disconnect the live lead on the battery completely in case I lose all memory settings such as the radio etc.
The sequence I propose is:
1. Disconnect negative battery lead.
2. Loosen bolt on on positive terminal lead but not remove it from the terminal post and then place the permanent charging lead over thread and replace bolt and tighten.
3. Perform the same on the negative lead.
If anyone can confirm whether this is the correct way to proceed (or indeed warn me if I'm doing it wrong) I'd be grateful.
Thanks in anticipation.