Re: Civic '90 battery drain quickly
"fish" <fishingrod45@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:a4hoq0p9c387t4idi7hkp9i1pukph9kfc2@4ax.com... > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:47:30 -0500, "Howard" <Howardh@hotmail.com> > wrote: ///snipped/// > Howard, > > while we are on the topic, maybe you, or anyone really I dont mind, > could answer a question i have. My car is a 2001 honda civic with > about 50,000 miles, so i am about due for a new battery. I have a low > voltage charger that i use on my lawnmower battery (12 volts), so my > question is, can i squeeze some extra life from my car battery if i > give it a good charging every month, or every weekend from now until > it dies? I dont seem to have any starting problems at all right now. > > Thanks, > Fish. The life expectancy of your battery is not correlate to your mileage. Many factors affect battery life. Temperatures in the area where you live, your driving style, and the amount of care you give your battery. A car battery is designed (internal construction) to operate thusly: high current draw for short periods followed immediately by recharging. A slow charge, such as you would get with the lawnmower battery charger, certainly won't hurt your battery but I doubt that you would expect any significant extension of battery life. Things you can do to increase your battery life: 1) Cleanliness, clean the battery itself with plain soap and water, after neutralizing any acid residue with a soda solution; clean the terminals and the battery cable ends; 2) Check battery connections. Check the cables at the battery, the ground, and the starter. This ensures that the circuit does not have any inordinately high resistance values; and 3) About once a month ensure that you drive for a couple of hours to charge the battery fully. Of course, you should check the alternator output from time to time. All of these things are even more important during the winter months because driving times usually are shorter, lights and heater blower motors consume more of the alternator's output requiring even longer recharging times. Hope this helps Dave D |
Re: Civic '90 battery drain quickly
"fish" <fishingrod45@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:a4hoq0p9c387t4idi7hkp9i1pukph9kfc2@4ax.com... > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:47:30 -0500, "Howard" <Howardh@hotmail.com> > wrote: ///snipped/// > Howard, > > while we are on the topic, maybe you, or anyone really I dont mind, > could answer a question i have. My car is a 2001 honda civic with > about 50,000 miles, so i am about due for a new battery. I have a low > voltage charger that i use on my lawnmower battery (12 volts), so my > question is, can i squeeze some extra life from my car battery if i > give it a good charging every month, or every weekend from now until > it dies? I dont seem to have any starting problems at all right now. > > Thanks, > Fish. The life expectancy of your battery is not correlate to your mileage. Many factors affect battery life. Temperatures in the area where you live, your driving style, and the amount of care you give your battery. A car battery is designed (internal construction) to operate thusly: high current draw for short periods followed immediately by recharging. A slow charge, such as you would get with the lawnmower battery charger, certainly won't hurt your battery but I doubt that you would expect any significant extension of battery life. Things you can do to increase your battery life: 1) Cleanliness, clean the battery itself with plain soap and water, after neutralizing any acid residue with a soda solution; clean the terminals and the battery cable ends; 2) Check battery connections. Check the cables at the battery, the ground, and the starter. This ensures that the circuit does not have any inordinately high resistance values; and 3) About once a month ensure that you drive for a couple of hours to charge the battery fully. Of course, you should check the alternator output from time to time. All of these things are even more important during the winter months because driving times usually are shorter, lights and heater blower motors consume more of the alternator's output requiring even longer recharging times. Hope this helps Dave D |
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