Changing the battery

[covidcommander]

I currently do have a lipo4 battery since 2021. The battery I was talking about was 20 years ago. Cold killed it so why I don't leave batteries in my car over the winter

Mine sits in an unheated garage over the winter. Didn't think about using a battery tender.

 

[EricG]

I was able to purchase small-diameter tubing at O'Reilly's near me and popped a vent tube on that Interstate battery, funneled it down where the factory one goes. Old one is still in place just kind of hanging there. I was able to cancel the order I placed for the Lithium battery a couple days ago, kind of happy and kinda sad at the same time. I should have been more proactive about changing the battery a month ago and could have done it proper with one of those. Next time

 

[Jack_Toepfer]

For the record, the amps on a battery are available amps, not unlike in your home. The voltage is what would damage your components, too little or too much. You're not going to get a 16v battery unless you seek it out. A low or dead batter, under 11.5v can damage things because it's not strong enough to adequately power them.
Amps allow the engine to crank for a long time, run headlights, open your windows... things that get 12v consume amps to do the work. A big heavy subwoofer amplifier still only runs on 12v, but it uses a capacitor to store the amps for when they're needed.
Most electronics in your house are 110-120VAC... and most of them plug into 15A or occasionally 20A circuits... the amp rating dictates how much power can safely flow through the circuit at 120VAC... You can plug you coffee machine into a 15A or a 20A circuit, and it won't notice a difference. Plug an air conditioner and an air compressor into a 15A circuit, and it probably won't last very long.

More amps than what you need will cost more money and take up more room, otherwise more amps are usually more better.

 

[BULL]

I take a second battery and hook it up to the jumper lugs, when I disconnect the car's battery, I wrap the cable terminals in rags to prevent touching anything, remove old battery, install new battery, install terminals, remove battery from jumper lugs.

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[2ndAmend]

Battery tender AND a sonic mouse repeller!

 

[Jimmy N.]

I had a regular battery in one of my cars over the winter that was parked in a garage but not heated and it killed the battery. Was only 2 years old. After that I never leave a battery outside, I always pull it for the winter.

Cold doesn't kill batteries, but heat usually does. Just ask the poor guys living in Florida or Arizona.

Either way, you can't leave a late model FCA/Stellantis vehicle (or most other ones) sitting for months without the battery being on a good maintainer or solar charger.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I take a second battery and hook it up to the jumper lugs, when I disconnect the car's battery, I wrap the cable terminals in rags to prevent touching anything, remove old battery, install new battery, install terminals, remove battery from jumper lugs.

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Yep, that's the quick and easy way to do it.

 

[BULL]

Yep, that's the quick and easy way to do it.

Then you don't have to reset stuff.

 

[2ndAmend]

Either way, you can't leave a late model FCA/Stellantis vehicle (or most other ones) sitting for months without the battery being on a good maintainer or solar charger.

You're pretty optimistic saying "months"!

 

[covidcommander]

Either way, you can't leave a late model FCA/Stellantis vehicle (or most other ones) sitting for months without the battery being on a good maintainer or solar charger.

I have for 4 years now

 

[Jimmy N.]

You're pretty optimistic saying "months"!

I think the record was three months.

Most of them only seem to tolerate a month or so before getting down to 12.4 volts, which is as low as I'll let a battery get. That's when sulfation starts doing its thing.

 

[2ndAmend]

I think the record was three months.

Most of them only seem to tolerate a month or so before getting down to 12.4 volts, which is as low as I'll let a battery get. That's when sulfation starts doing its thing.

The 2020 does fine for a month, maybe more. The 2022 doesn't like being left alone for more than a week. During the summer when I drove regularly I brought it on for a FI prob and the tech said the battery was low. I keep the float charger on both now, and my machines too.

I have not yet had a battery fail because of a float charger. As a matter of fact, when the bat in my 04 GTO got old and would be a prob after 2 weeks, I put a HF cheapie on it and never again had a problem. This seems to be one of those things that works much better than ever imagined.

I believe that when someone thinks they need a new bat, a float charger could extend the life maybe 5 years!

 

[Jimmy N.]

Lithium battery and and Harbor Freight charger....

You have much bigger balls than I do. Or even more fire extinguishers.

 

[2ndAmend]

Lithium battery and and Harbor Freight charger....

You have much bigger balls than I do. Or even more fire extinguishers.

Whoa! No Li here! I value the car too much!

 

[Jimmy N.]

Oops, double post.

Okay, apparently not after all.


So you're okay with a $5 lowest possible bidder charger??

 

[2ndAmend]

So you're okay with a $5 lowest possible bidder charger??

Now about $8 when on sale!!!
Been using them for over 10y, no prob yet. I'm staying with what seems to work.

 

[Jimmy N.]

Alright, at a 60% higher price they must be about as good as it gets.

 

[2ndAmend]

Alright, at a 60% higher price they must be about as good as it gets.

The new ones are better. Before it gave a red light when you connected the battery polarity correct. Other than that, you had no idea if it was working at all. The new ones now blink when charging and go steady when fully charged. I like the feedback, but you never know if it is telling the truth!

 

[Jimmy N.]

I like the feedback, but you never know if it is telling the truth!

Has anything untruthful ever come out of China?!?

You can easily check with a voltmeter, by the way. Harbor Freight used to give those away for free.