28-10-11, 09:09 PM
Quote: just thinking of dis-connecting the battery and bringing it indoors and maybe once a month i'd fire it up and let it idle up to temp?
Good plan ... The OEM spec "Gel" battery is VERY fragile when its discharged or been left a while (and they self-discharge at about 2% per day so in about 30 days it stands a good chance of being shagged). Modern AGM batteries are a lot better but you should still charge them every 2 weeks or so.
The worst thing you can do to a battery (besides dropping it or setting it on fire!) is to let it discharge to 10 percent capacity and then say "Right- now let's have 100 amps to crank my cold engine with dead fuel in its carbs".
Expect "Sudden Battery Death Syndrome" if you do that. :eek
And ... If you haven't got an optimate or similar, make sure the 'on-charge' battery voltage doesn't go above 13.5V