[TR] does the fan pull off the battery when the car's off?

[Hdefer]

On Sep 5, 2011, at 1:57 PM, Ann Carletta wrote:

>  Does it make a difference if I leave the battery in the house vs.  
> the shed for the winter?

The most important thing is to keep the battery charged or "floated"  
There are special little inexpensive  float chargers available for  
that. Make sure it has clamps so you  can  clamp it directly to the  
battery terminals. Allowing the battery to discharge completely takes  
a chunk out of its life each time.
  When living in Edmonton, Canada (temperatures  sometimes around  
minus 30 degrees), I used to leave the battery in the car while being  
float charged in the winter. I would only take it inside when needed  
prior to starting. A very  cold battery  can  crank only at a fraction  
of its capacity.