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Message: Re: Need Recommendation On What to Do With My Battery:(
Changed By: Cris
Change Date: November 30, 2012 01:14AM
Re: Need Recommendation On What to Do With My Battery:(
Change Date: November 30, 2012 01:14AM
Re: Need Recommendation On What to Do With My Battery:(
does the manual say what are the different light/status? I have a battery tender brand charger and when it's disconnected, the charger blinks red, charging is steady red, charged is green. IIRC, I had a bad battery with a different trickle charger and even though the batt was dead (won't hold charge), the LED on that charger still show charged or charging. So, I guess you should first check the charger's manual. If the batt is about to go flat... it should have trouble starting the car.
Batteries do go bad after as little as 24 months. The Interstate batt that came with my car lasted 3yrs. I've had the batt in my daily driver go after 27 mos. Luckily, Bosch batteries have 3yr replacement policy. The batt life really depends on where you life. In S FL... the avg battery life is 24 months.. due to heat. That's what the battery testing print out says at Pepboys. I've also had battery last 6yrs from factory when I lived up north.
BTW, if you don't plan to drive it in winter... just wait it out. Why buy a battery now only to have it sit in your garage and have the warranty punched.
Batteries do go bad after as little as 24 months. The Interstate batt that came with my car lasted 3yrs. I've had the batt in my daily driver go after 27 mos. Luckily, Bosch batteries have 3yr replacement policy. The batt life really depends on where you life. In S FL... the avg battery life is 24 months.. due to heat. That's what the battery testing print out says at Pepboys. I've also had battery last 6yrs from factory when I lived up north.
BTW, if you don't plan to drive it in winter... just wait it out. Why buy a battery now only to have it sit in your garage and have the warranty punched.
Original Message
Author: CrisDate: November 30, 2012 01:13AM
Re: Need Recommendation On What to Do With My Battery:(
does the manual say what are the different light/status? I have a battery tender brand charger and when it's disconnected, the charger blinks red, charging is steady red, charged is green. IIRC, I had a bad battery with a different trickle charger and even though the batt was dead (won't hold charge), the LED on that charger still show charged or charging. So, I guess you should first check the charger's manual. If the batt is about to go flat... it should have trouble starting the car.
Batteries do go bad after as little as 24 months. The Interstate batt that came with my car lasted 3yrs. I've had the batt in my daily driver go after 27 mos. Luckily, Bosch batteries have 3yr replacement policy. The batt life really depends on where you life. In S FL... the avg battery life is 24 months.. due to heat. That's what the battery testing print out says at Pepboys. I've also had battery last 6yrs from factory when I lived up north.
Batteries do go bad after as little as 24 months. The Interstate batt that came with my car lasted 3yrs. I've had the batt in my daily driver go after 27 mos. Luckily, Bosch batteries have 3yr replacement policy. The batt life really depends on where you life. In S FL... the avg battery life is 24 months.. due to heat. That's what the battery testing print out says at Pepboys. I've also had battery last 6yrs from factory when I lived up north.