bully Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I bought a charger for my car battery at Lotus. Did not work. Got my money back without any problem. Does anyone know where to buy a good battery charger in Chiang Mai ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I saw them in Global last year but haven't looked since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 My advice would be that if you have a battery which needs charging by another source than the car alternator, it is on the way out. Replace the battery and spend the money on that. Car batteries in a tropical environment have an average lifespan of 2-3 years. Are you sure your alternator does what it is supposed to do? No lights in the boot which stay on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bully Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 No lights nothing moves everything completely dead. I did not see them at Global. Seems like I'm wasting my time, better shop for new bat indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) As mentioned, unless you are really lucky, some are, 2 years is the norm, even from a factory equipped unit. If you can, we have talked about Boliden dry cell battery to be the best and last a lot longer. PS. just to check, put a volt meter across the battery with engine off for a reading then start her up, the reading should go from around 12.5 up to 13.5/14 volts when started.This is to check that the alternator is functioning, not the batteries amp power. Edited April 11, 2011 by transam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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