| Car buffs 18:34 - Jan 10 with 485 views | raynor94 |
I have a Hyundai i10(sporty I know) I had new battery fitted 18 months ago, but since then it's gone flat on 3 occasions, the AA have told me it's because I don't do enough mileage just under 2k a year
Thoughts? |  |
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| Car buffs on 18:36 - Jan 10 with 474 views | Whiterockin |
Sell the car and catch the bus. |  | | |
| Car buffs on 18:46 - Jan 10 with 440 views | raynor94 |
| Car buffs on 18:36 - Jan 10 by Whiterockin |
Sell the car and catch the bus. |
đ I was thinking about it with my passđ | |
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| Car buffs on 18:49 - Jan 10 with 434 views | SullutaCreturned |
At 2k per year do you need a car, they're expensive?
Maybe just go for a drive once a week, an hour down the motorway and back, that should keep it charged.
I don't do many miles, less than 5k but the car gets a spin on Monday and Tuesday, Only about 15 miles roun trip to fetch my wife from work.
Mind you, myself and my son have been to away games too, a few hours down motorways. Portsmouth, Coventry, Blackburn...that obviously helps. |  | | |
| Car buffs on 18:51 - Jan 10 with 400 views | Whiterockin |
| Car buffs on 18:49 - Jan 10 by SullutaCreturned |
At 2k per year do you need a car, they're expensive?
Maybe just go for a drive once a week, an hour down the motorway and back, that should keep it charged.
I don't do many miles, less than 5k but the car gets a spin on Monday and Tuesday, Only about 15 miles roun trip to fetch my wife from work.
Mind you, myself and my son have been to away games too, a few hours down motorways. Portsmouth, Coventry, Blackburn...that obviously helps. |
Plus you will need a car when your son learns to drive. | | | |
| Car buffs on 18:54 - Jan 10 with 356 views | majorraglan |
What are the intervals between the battery going flat? Did the AA guy test the charging with a meter to confirm the alternator is working correctly?
I read it takes around 30 minutes of driving to fully charge a car battery, if youâre averaging 2,000 miles a year which is roughly 38 miles a week I suspect you may not be doing enough. If the battery is drained, you need to take it for a decent spin to charge it and Iâd recommend doing that on at least a monthly basis over and above your normal driving. If you have the radio, running lights, air con on theyâll all be taking power out of the system so will impact on charging. Also, in this cold weather batteries drain very quickly. | | | |
| Car buffs on 19:04 - Jan 10 with 337 views | raynor94 |
| Car buffs on 18:54 - Jan 10 by majorraglan |
What are the intervals between the battery going flat? Did the AA guy test the charging with a meter to confirm the alternator is working correctly?
I read it takes around 30 minutes of driving to fully charge a car battery, if youâre averaging 2,000 miles a year which is roughly 38 miles a week I suspect you may not be doing enough. If the battery is drained, you need to take it for a decent spin to charge it and Iâd recommend doing that on at least a monthly basis over and above your normal driving. If you have the radio, running lights, air con on theyâll all be taking power out of the system so will impact on charging. Also, in this cold weather batteries drain very quickly. |
Thanks, pretty much what the AA told međ | |
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| Car buffs on 19:08 - Jan 10 with 326 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Car buffs on 18:51 - Jan 10 by Whiterockin |
Plus you will need a car when your son learns to drive. |
Well HE will need a car, if he can afford one. He may have to learn to ride a bike! | | | |
| Car buffs on 19:08 - Jan 10 with 325 views | AnotherJohn |
Modern cars with onboard computers and many accessories do seem to drain the battery if left unused. I've had a flat battery in the past when I've been away on holiday. Even over the Xmas to New Year period when I probably only made one short journey in a fortnight this caused my "battery draining while stationery" light to come on. The advice that I got from the BMW dealer a while ago was to use the car more. I ended up buying a solar charger (a panel that rests on the dashboard plus a control unit) and last time I went for a break away the battery was still okay on my return. | | | |
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| Car buffs on 19:10 - Jan 10 with 323 views | builthjack |
Mine charges. 40,000 miles a year! |  |
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| Car buffs on 19:16 - Jan 10 with 301 views | Whiterockin |
| Car buffs on 19:08 - Jan 10 by SullutaCreturned |
Well HE will need a car, if he can afford one. He may have to learn to ride a bike! |
I was thinking more about the learning and you taking him out, if you go for instructor only lessons it will cost a fortune. | | | |
| Car buffs on 19:33 - Jan 10 with 205 views | howenjack |
A new battery will not lose that much charge in such a short time. cold weather can be more draining on them though ( rear screen heater ,heated windows etc.) especially short journeys. Put a voltmeter across the poles , red on positive, black negative. You should be getting 12 + - 13 volts in a healthy battery . If less than that put a trickle charge overnight . You can also check the charging from the alternator - with the engine running . Keep voltmeter in place on battery start engine rev engine and get someone to check if the volts reading goes up when revved . If it does then alternator is good if not alternator is faulty. | | | |
| Car buffs on 22:10 - Jan 10 with 93 views | nantywatcher |
Make it part of your routine to do a fast 8/10 mile run at least once a week. We love our i10 (I've owned thousands of cars so I do know what I'm talking about.) | | | |
| Car buffs on 23:35 - Jan 10 with 47 views | Boundy |
| Car buffs on 19:08 - Jan 10 by AnotherJohn |
Modern cars with onboard computers and many accessories do seem to drain the battery if left unused. I've had a flat battery in the past when I've been away on holiday. Even over the Xmas to New Year period when I probably only made one short journey in a fortnight this caused my "battery draining while stationery" light to come on. The advice that I got from the BMW dealer a while ago was to use the car more. I ended up buying a solar charger (a panel that rests on the dashboard plus a control unit) and last time I went for a break away the battery was still okay on my return. |
Maybe you have a and others who batteries go flat are suffering from a parasitic drain , this is when current is being drain form the battery even when the car is unused , a boot light not going out for example, the radio draws amps and the clock will take some load , it could be even the alternator , this happens when charging diodes fail .
I have one of those solar panel trickle chargers , which I bought for a classic car I have which isn't used often, it does seem to work. Remember batteries normally only have a life span of 3 to 5 years due to the ability to hold a charge. | |
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| Car buffs on 23:51 - Jan 10 with 28 views | majorraglan |
| Car buffs on 23:35 - Jan 10 by Boundy |
Maybe you have a and others who batteries go flat are suffering from a parasitic drain , this is when current is being drain form the battery even when the car is unused , a boot light not going out for example, the radio draws amps and the clock will take some load , it could be even the alternator , this happens when charging diodes fail .
I have one of those solar panel trickle chargers , which I bought for a classic car I have which isn't used often, it does seem to work. Remember batteries normally only have a life span of 3 to 5 years due to the ability to hold a charge. |
Good point about the battery life.
My Mrs has a 7 year old Focus with the stop start technology, it stopped working after 4 years because there wasnât enough power in the battery. I put a new battery on it last year after the old one finally died and it now works again. | | | |
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