January 11, 20197 yr In Scandinavia some whine about the Freezing Temps here its the Heat.Then there those who change them when they no good and are happy. CAT D10 Dozer uses 200 Ah X 2 for starting easy hot or cold.There Costly.!
January 11, 20197 yr 36 minutes ago, HAKAPALITA said: In Scandinavia some whine about the Freezing Temps here its the Heat.Then there those who change them when they no good and are happy. CAT D10 Dozer uses 200 Ah X 2 for starting easy hot or cold.There Costly.! It depends where you are... if you live in a hot climate then heat kills batteries, but if you live in a cold climate then cold kills batteries... ????????♂️
July 8, 20196 yr Just wanted to post this bit of knowledge from my own experience with a Boliden "Maintenance Free" battery (3400 Baht Dec 2016) It is in an old BMW E30 which I do not use very often but has a trickle charger connected. Having left the car for approx 1 month recently I went to start and battery was dead. Tried charging with a bigger "intelligent" charger and got the CCA up to approx 180. Original factory number is >700. Although supposedly maintenance free, I pried the top off with a knife / screwdriver and found six plugs as you would in 'old style' battery. Removing these I discovered the fluid levels were low on most of the cells and I refilled with distilled water. I am not sure if I can save this battery, but in future I suggest checking 'maintenance free' batteries fluid levels every 6-12 months.
July 9, 20196 yr 15 hours ago, oneton said: Having left the car for approx 1 month recently I went to start and battery was dead. If you had a less expensive GS heavy duty battery you could leave the car for 1 month without trickle charge and it would be fine for 3 months just disconnect one terminal. I would say you have over cooked your present battery in the first place, maybe the charger developed a fault.
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