| Author | Message | ||
     Blake |
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/what_ca uses_car_batteries_to_fail My recent experience resurrecting a depleted and apparently dead battery is explained by the above article. Acid stratification. Sounds cool. It ain't. I wonder how many batteries I've replaced that really didn't need it. Though I usually have pretty good luck with battery life. The on in my Cyclone for instance is going on 6 years old. | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Perhaps this is a reason that batteries kept on a Battery Tender, or similar "smart charger" last so much longer:the battery gets fully charged between uses, otherwise it probably would not. I had a Harley with a souped up engine that was always very difficult to start. I got a new battery for it, but it still had trouble turning over. Finally, I put it on a Battery Tender, and the problem was solved. As I only used it for short hops around town, the battery was very likely never properly charged. Damn acid stratification. Hate that. | ||
| U4euh |
A problem that we undoubtedley, and unknowingly, ran across in the 17 years I spent at Autozone. During the begging years we would just replace what a customer said was a 'bad' battery. Towards the end we were required to charge the battery first, then test it, replace only if it read bad after the first two were in place. I'm sure it is a huge loss for warranty claims. | ||
| Iamike |
Excellent articles. We have quite a bit of standby power equipment using batteries. I used to do more maintenance on them but have just gotten too busy to routinely test/change them out. Of course we always get questioned "Why did this happen?" when they fail. Maybe the lack of funds to replace them and time to maintain them has a lot to do with it. I just replaced the 6 yr.-old Yuasa in my ST1300. It still worked but I could tell it was getting tired. In the old days of wet-cell batteries I was lucky to get 2-3yrs. out of one. When I bought the new one the parts guy said I could pay the price for the good one or pay half as much for a Chinese one, that only lasts half as long. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
98 S-10. Daily driver. No short hops. Everything off before I turn it of,even the dome lamp. Wal* Nard $39.00 battery on it's 11 th year!  | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
Just replaced an 11 year old M2 OEM battery. It's either running or on a tender. |
