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MG Man wrote:Dave wrote:In Trinidad, heat is the culprit for shortening battery life.
location has a lot to d with it as well. Cars with the battery mounted on the same side as the exhaust manifold for example, get more heat
PariaMan wrote:Would number of starts also have an effect ? With milage being a guide as to how much times started ?MG Man wrote:Dave wrote:In Trinidad, heat is the culprit for shortening battery life.
location has a lot to d with it as well. Cars with the battery mounted on the same side as the exhaust manifold for example, get more heat
MG Man wrote:PariaMan wrote:Would number of starts also have an effect ? With milage being a guide as to how much times started ?MG Man wrote:Dave wrote:In Trinidad, heat is the culprit for shortening battery life.
location has a lot to d with it as well. Cars with the battery mounted on the same side as the exhaust manifold for example, get more heat
not really. Proper charge rate is more important than starts
Strugglerzinc wrote:30k is a lot more heat and vibration so that is not a reasonable comparison. Also one metric used for battery life is by discharge cycles and not starts. They are not the same. Whichever has more heat, vibration, discharges and charging voltage fluctuations will die first regardless of # of starts, assuming similar construction.
PariaMan wrote:Si you saying a man who drives 5000 km a year and a man who drives 30000km per year battery will last the same time ?MG Man wrote:PariaMan wrote:Would number of starts also have an effect ? With milage being a guide as to how much times started ?MG Man wrote:Dave wrote:In Trinidad, heat is the culprit for shortening battery life.
location has a lot to d with it as well. Cars with the battery mounted on the same side as the exhaust manifold for example, get more heat
not really. Proper charge rate is more important than starts
Thanks Dave.Dave wrote:Pricesmart?
I have always had good luck with those.
I won't buy track again.
Bosch is good but expensive and Powermax no experience with.
I know you are an east man but a neighbor got a unit from Champ Fleur auto, not sure if only Rocket they sell.
rollingstock wrote:Battery light means alternator. Do you have an external voltage gauge? Or hook up a dmm to the cig lighter and see if you get a voltage drop when the light blinks. It would indicate a loss of charging so alternator or wiring issue.
Dizzy28 wrote:So the work from home has affected my car battery. I got a very lazy start on Tuesday having had some lazy tumbles over the past week (I start the engine periodically as I have no where to go). My battery will make 3 years in Sep so its not exactly new. (Power Master btw)
Called Massy ACL but they not open and then called TCM for their home battery installation. They have Bosch, Power Max and Track, all brands I have never used. Any thoughts on which is good? Prices are $835 - Power max, 1,200 Track and 1,495 Bosch. All have 18 months warranty.
Dave wrote:Yup old LDG. Not sure what their options are. Roach is open and he has batteries in stock. Got a Miatsu there and he also has Power Master.
Dave wrote:What's the warranty on the Powermax?
daxt0r wrote:inspect the chassis ground wire and terminals on battery and alternator. without some kinda multimeter it go be difficult to validate if is alternator or battery but try and sprangle one for a few hours from somebody.
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Bosch wasnt 3 year warranty?
88sins wrote:daxt0r wrote:inspect the chassis ground wire and terminals on battery and alternator. without some kinda multimeter it go be difficult to validate if is alternator or battery but try and sprangle one for a few hours from somebody.
Where you hear that?
Anyway...
Dizzy
Start the vehicle, and while it's idling disconnect the cable from the + terminal. Make sure that it doesn't touch the body of the vehicle.
If vehicle cuts off, that means that the alternator defective and not generating power to maintain idle and normal operation.
If when you replace the cable on the terminal you see a spark, that means one of two things. Either something in the vehicle is on and drawing current, or there's a leak or short in the electrical system.
Need to start and leave the car idling to charge the battery, once a week is good enough. But the battery also needs to be cycled to maintain its performance and functionality as well. Leaving a battery unattended for weeks can kill it just as dead as tho you drained all the power out of it below the recommended maximum discharge cycle voltage.
Dave wrote:Pricesmart?
I have always had good luck with those.
I won't buy track again.
Bosch is good but expensive and Powermax no experience with.
I know you are an east man but a neighbor got a unit from Champ Fleur auto, not sure if only Rocket they sell.
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