| Car buffs 18:34 - Jan 10 with 873 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
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| Car buffs on 18:36 - Jan 10 with 862 views | Whiterockin |
Sell the car and catch the bus. |  | | |
| Car buffs on 18:46 - Jan 10 with 828 views | raynor94 |
| Car buffs on 18:36 - Jan 10 by Whiterockin |
Sell the car and catch the bus. |
š I was thinking about it with my passš | |
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| Car buffs on 18:49 - Jan 10 with 822 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 788 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 744 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 youāre 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 Iād 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 theyāll 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 725 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 youāre 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 Iād 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 theyāll 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 meš | |
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| Car buffs on 19:08 - Jan 10 with 714 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 713 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 710 views | builthjack |
Mine charges. 40,000 miles a year! |  |
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| Car buffs on 19:16 - Jan 10 with 689 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 593 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 481 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 435 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 416 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 wasnāt 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. | | | |
| Car buffs on 06:47 - Jan 11 with 345 views | raynor94 |
| 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. |
Sorry for being dull, how is the solar charger connected | |
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| Car buffs on 08:12 - Jan 11 with 326 views | Boundy |
| Car buffs on 06:47 - Jan 11 by raynor94 |
Sorry for being dull, how is the solar charger connected |
To your battery terminals or if you have for example a cigarette lite socket which remains live when the car is off and key removed then you could connect it that way | |
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| Car buffs on 08:27 - Jan 11 with 320 views | jackrmee |
| Car buffs on 18:46 - Jan 10 by raynor94 |
š I was thinking about it with my passš |
Bluddy councils, wasting good money on bus passes for old fogies who already have cars! Cut the funding! Overhaul the system! We are going bankrupt!!! |  |
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| Car buffs on 08:40 - Jan 11 with 304 views | raynor94 |
| Car buffs on 08:12 - Jan 11 by Boundy |
To your battery terminals or if you have for example a cigarette lite socket which remains live when the car is off and key removed then you could connect it that way |
Cheers I will invest in oneš | |
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| Car buffs on 09:49 - Jan 11 with 269 views | onehunglow |
| Car buffs on 08:40 - Jan 11 by raynor94 |
Cheers I will invest in oneš |
Get a decent bike but be careful when Dr Winston is driving around 
No offence J | |
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| Car buffs on 11:44 - Jan 11 with 210 views | Boundy |
| Car buffs on 23:51 - Jan 10 by majorraglan |
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 wasnāt 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. |
I have stopped start on my car but with the ability to switch it off which I do , nothing against saving the environment but more to save my starting motor and battery. The cost of a non stop start car battery is significantly more than a car without, well it is in my case . | |
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| Car buffs on 13:26 - Jan 11 with 157 views | AnotherJohn |
| Car buffs on 08:12 - Jan 11 by Boundy |
To your battery terminals or if you have for example a cigarette lite socket which remains live when the car is off and key removed then you could connect it that way |
Yes, that is correct for most cars. On a few cars like my BMW there are live and earth terminals in the engine compartment away from the battery. | | | |
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