On Mar 6, 9:37 am, "Atheist Chaplain" <ab...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Moses Lim" <hyspeed@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> news:LIszj.22485$421.19769@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > Had to change the battery on the 04 Lancer ES today. First time since
new.
> > NRMA bloke told me that a normal battery for me car has about 350amps
and
> > my one was reading 88amps. So time to change.
>
> > I was also told by another fellow that a 3yo battery is due for
> > replacement
> > anyway. I tort they lasted a bit longer than 3 years, say 8years or
so? Or
> > am I too optimistic? :)
>
> > I can't stop trolls from getting into this post but I am genuinely
> > interested in battery lifespans in a motoring sorta way :)
>
> The Battery in my '90 Ford Laser is 5 years old and going the way of the
> Dodo at the moment, I suspect the first really cold morning will see its
> final spark extinguished. But then 5 years is about average for battery
life
> in my experience.
> I might replace it with one of the sealed Calcium units if I can get a
good
> price, one less thing to worry about as No. 1 daughter has claimed it as
her
> car now she has her "L's"
I bought one around last xmas. Works OK, and is only three months old.
I don't expect anything to seep up from the terminals and corrode the
connectors
like on the lead acid ones where you had to put silicon sealant around
the terminals
before installing.
Corroded battery terminals give me the screaming ****es - they have to
be clean
and ****ny. Almost $200 later though. There was a $10 delivery fee in
that which
was reasnoble given they had to drive 17 km to bring it to me. There
is nothing
wrong with the old one, however I ah, hum, discharged it using it for
lighting on a
country property however that's OK because I need another battery
there anyway).
I'm curious about battery life on SI verses CI engines. On a diesel
you hit the thing
with around 70 amps for glow plugs for near 10 seconds before
starting, then I'm
not sure on the current for the starter, however the initial stroke is
doing 22:1
compression - of course the next stroke is more air spring.
SI engines don't have those requirements on starting.
It's curious Damo and I get 8 to 14 years out of them, as a diesel
should be harsher on them I would have thought. That said, once
started the only requirement of the battery is lighting, stereo, and
otherwise not required, however I'd expect in an SI engine should
be able to keep up with power requirements via the alternator.
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