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I think a trickle charger (as we knew it) is almost a thing of the past. They were popular long before regulated float chargers were designed. Most any 1 - 2 amp chargers nowdays are a float (maintainer) charger.
It all come down to voltage. If a charger is to maintain a battery in warmer temps, it should not maintain at over 13.2 - 13.4 max,..... in colder weather, then over 14 volts can be ok. If your trickle charger is showing 13.6 - 13.8 like most the older chargers, it will boil a (bike) battery dry in a month or less,.....if the weather is over 70 - 80 degrees.
In the ideal world, and w/ a good CC, a temperature regulated charger is the only way to do it correctly under all condidions. All info like this comes from....and is well supported on line at several battery websites,.....like 12 volt side of life.
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