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Batteries that are left in semi charged state start to deteriorate because of sulfations develop on the plates inside and lower the power. A good charger set on high can boil and remove some of the accumulation . Batteries have a life span of three to about six years. Check if your water levels inside are correct if possible . Fill with distilled water only. Insure that connections are clean and resistance free and check car charge system output is correct usually 13.5 to 14.3. Volts.
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What can a car battery jumper be used for?
Car battery jumpers are used to revive a dead battery in your vehicle. This is done by connecting a pair of jumper cables from a running car, or booster car, to the car with the dead battery. Once these are connected, the booster vehicle is started and begins to charge the non-working vehicle.
Can you revive a old battery?
no, you can not. but you can buy new ones.
Does a car battery have mercury in it?
No, a car battery does not have mercury in it. It would be very dangerous to have mercury in a car battery.
What are two differences between a car battery and a flashlight battery?
there are lots more amps in a car battery eg there about 1.5 in a flash light and in a car battery there about 300 A car battery is a wet cell battery and a flashlight battery is a dry cell battery.
Is the element mercury in a car battery?
No merc is not in a car battery
What do you do if your car battery dies?
You can get a new battery, you can jump start the car with jumper cables and another car with a charged battery. You can also put a battery charger on your battery to give it a charge.
How does a car battery function?
A car battery's function is to store electrical energy for your vehicle. When you start the car the stored energy in the battery turns your car over and once your car starts the alternater will power everything and recharge the battery.
Where are the battery terminals in a car?
on the battery
How can you make a car without a battery move?
If your car has a battery and it's dead, you can call a friend who has some jumper cables. You can hook the jumper cables up to his battery and your car's battery. It should create electricity that will renew your battery. If your car does not have a battery, you would have to push it or get it towed.
Why can't nylon be used to make a car battery?
Nylon cannot be made into car battery because it is not resistant to the acid in the car battery.
Can you put a larger car battery in a car that's not specified for that car?
If the battery has more cranking amps than the recommended battery and will fit into the battery carrier box the answer is yes.
Battery is dead then when jump started is fine When car is turned off starts all over again Is this the battery or alternator?
There may be a fault in the alternator too. The load value should be checked. When you do this, do a battery check too. By the way, about batteries and how you can revive a dead battery, I found some interesting things in a guide here: bit .ly/2SNdGUh (remove space!)bit .ly/2SNdGUh (remove space!) It's not very expensive but it can help you with any kind of dead battery
