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How do you take care of your car(battery) when you are out of Thailand for two months?

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On 5/21/2019 at 6:54 AM, CharlieH said:

If the battery is in good condition 2 months is no issue.

 

I have left upto 6 months with just disconnecting the earth side of the battery and no problems.

Same here.

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  • When I am away for months at a time I remove the battery completely. It usually keeps enough juice to start upon reinstallation. As a backup, I also have one of these: https://www.ctek.com/produc

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    If the battery is flat after 2 months of sitting I'd be looking to find what is draining the battery, if there is a concern I'd disconnect the battery terminals.

  • Two months is nothing. Go away, enjoy, don't worry about your battery.   If it makes you feel better, as suggested above, disconnect the terminals just in case there is any drain within the

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2 biggest killers of batteries are vibration and low electrolyte levels, first won't be a problem, check electrolyte levels make sure the level is above the plates, once the plates are exposed they deteriorate very quickly, disconnect earth lead. 

CTEK trickle charger.

 

remove the battery, connect it to the charger, leave, come back, start car.

On 5/21/2019 at 6:29 PM, Lacessit said:

My experience is that cold is more detrimental to batteries than hot.

It's my understanding that cold reduces the cranking amps of a battery but extends the life. Heat does the opposite: it increases the amps, but reduces battery life.  That's why people in cold climates have to jump their cars on cold mornings, and people in hot desert climates replace their batteries more often.

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