Battery replacement
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richardjjs1
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Use a CTEC an absolute must (AS long as it WORKS) Ive just bought a Bosche Platinum as I didn't know how long mine was on the car 90.00 with 5 year warranty
kasspa
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thirteeneast
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@JH Motorsport
S5 010 800 is the biggest and most CCA
S5 010 800 is the biggest and most CCA
I've got a CTEK MXS 5.0 charger that I bought for my CR-Z as the main battery is only a very small capacity battery (as its got a huge 100V battery under the boot floor) and I was only going to be using it once a month or so, rendering it flat by the time I wanted to use it.
I've brought batteries back from 'the dead' with a couple of chargers.
A deep sulfated battery on my Clio 172 which was brought back to life by my Optimate III SP. (and consequently didn't need to replace it for the next 3 years)
And the CRZ battery and the Type R battery kept on their lifelines by the CTEK.
In the year that I've had the Porsche, I've actually only gone a couple of times where its gone around 7 days without moving.
I think I've hooked up the CTEK to it two or three times max.
For the £70 it cost me, its cheaper (and less hassle) than buying a new battery, and of course it can always be used on the other car, and the next cars I buy.
I've brought batteries back from 'the dead' with a couple of chargers.
A deep sulfated battery on my Clio 172 which was brought back to life by my Optimate III SP. (and consequently didn't need to replace it for the next 3 years)
And the CRZ battery and the Type R battery kept on their lifelines by the CTEK.
In the year that I've had the Porsche, I've actually only gone a couple of times where its gone around 7 days without moving.
I think I've hooked up the CTEK to it two or three times max.
For the £70 it cost me, its cheaper (and less hassle) than buying a new battery, and of course it can always be used on the other car, and the next cars I buy.
thirteeneast
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Have you seen when a battery explodes?
Some batteries are best left dead, just saying be careful.
Some batteries are best left dead, just saying be careful.
thirteeneast said:
I've only used the Optimate and CTEK trickle/maintenance chargers to charge them.
I'll bear your point in mind thanks thirteeneast.
Best bet is to make sure the battery doesn't run down too much which means keeping the car running regularly.
I generally use it 2-3 times a week and it ends up doing a decent run each time
thirteeneast
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When these cars were new you couldn't get insurance without a tracker fitted, most of which are poorly fitted and consume ridiculous amounts of power "hence the battery drain on a lot of people's cars".
My advice to anyone who thinks they have quite a current drain would be to look for an old tracker installed and get rid of it.
Any battery should be load tested and if it can't hold to spec get rid of.
Any car used a couple of times a week shouldn't really need to be kept on charge.
Most I've seen are poorly fitted behind the head unit which of course is the first place anyone would look anyway.
My advice to anyone who thinks they have quite a current drain would be to look for an old tracker installed and get rid of it.
Any battery should be load tested and if it can't hold to spec get rid of.
Any car used a couple of times a week shouldn't really need to be kept on charge.
Most I've seen are poorly fitted behind the head unit which of course is the first place anyone would look anyway.
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