Sunday, May 19, 2013
There are many reasons why your car battery could be dead. In this short article we explore several things to consider when asking the question “Why is my car battery dead?” For an extensive article about extending your car battery life you should read our article “How to extend your car battery life“. How old Read More…
Car batteries have a calendar life meaning at one point whether you use them or not, you will need to replace them. This article provides you with valuable knowledge about car batteries along with some quick tips and more extensive guides to extend your car battery life.
The above video shows a unique method to boost charge a dead car battery and revive it when the voltage has dropped too low for normal 12v battery chargers to recognize it. Video Transcript: Here we have a relatively brand new car battery, less than 1 year old. It should still be capable of starting Read More…
Video Transcript: In this video we demonstrate how to charge a car battery with the Noco Genius G26000 wicked smart car battery Charger. So what do we have here? Alright so this is a Noco Genius charger model G26000. We actually use these to charge car batteries. It actually charges at a 26A Amp. hour Read More…
This video demonstrates a simple car battery test that is performed by battery professionals. The testing unit used is Intestate Batteries ED-18 Early Detection Analyzer. Video Transcript: In this video, Arcenio with Batterytown shows us how car batteries are tested by professionals. Ok so we have here an Odyssey battery. It should be at about Read More…
Most of us have been in the situation where you left lights on in your car or you let the car sit for too long and realize next time you try starting your car the battery is dead. It usually happens around the worst timing such as you are late for an appointment or something Read More…
How do you create a multi-bank battery system for an RV, boat or other application? It’s rather simple but it requires you to know how to wire 6V batteries in series or parallel configuration There are several reasons why you may want to configure multiple batteries together. Whether it be for cost savings, efficiency or Read More…
If you own an RV then you know just how important it is to have a good battery system to run your appliances when you go on a camping trip. In this article we show a simple conversion to a 6V multi-bank battery system for an RV trailer. The batteries are installed in series to double the voltage to 12V and to keep a capacity of 225AH.
Here we show you an older cycle-tron Interstate motorcycle battery that has visibly corroded terminals. Cleaning is rather simple it just requires some baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), water, wire brush or toothbrush and some of your own elbow grease (time and effort).
Most motorcycle battery chargers will automatically boost charge the battery if the voltage has dropped too low. Basically this means the charger will use a high current for a shorter duration to bring the battery back to a normal voltage so that regular float charging can be done. Float charging is done with a lower Read More…
In most cases, the Yuasa YTX14-BS motorcycle battery is not factory sealed with electrolyte. This means the customer is responsible [...]
This article shows you how to clean corroded motorcycle battery terminals. The same technique can be used for all lead-acid [...]
