Minimum starting intervals

[steve20]

But the battery will self-discharge even if disconnected,


Please esplain this one.....................


Steve

 

[Silber Igel]

The electrons migrate across the trans-induction boundary and sequester in the Heisenberg certainty area of the atomic lattice creating a highly localized micro singularities over the surface of the batteries plates. The battery's stored energy is sucked into these sub-atomic black holes (the Hoover effect) at an ever increasing rate ... explaining why a stored battery has less and less power every time you try to start something.

Since energy can't be created or destroyed (E = MC2), it's converted at the speed of light into "dark matter" that is re-produced in Switzerland's CERN super collider.

(BTW, "Dark Matter" was first discovered by Joseph Lucas, The Prince of Darkness, as an accidental finding into his failed research on storage battery design.... As the great man said... "Its dark and it doesn't matter." )

Hiel!!!.... I don't know!!!

Back to the point... I don't think you have much to worry about leaving the car set for long periods. I've seen tractor motors that haven't been 'put in storage' run for a decade come to life and perform well. True, some do get frozen up but often getting them freed up they'll fire right up and run .... maybe not perfectly but run they do.

Merry Christmas to all... and to all a good night!

 

[il_signore97]

Originally Posted By: steve20
But the battery will self-discharge even if disconnected,


Please esplain this one.....................


Steve




When a lead acid battery sits around the sulfuric acid reacts with the lead at the negative electrodes causing the formation of lead sulfate and the evolution of hydrogen gas. This will slowly discharge the battery by reducing acid concentration and will hinder future performance by sulfating the negative plates. This is not so bad with the typical lead calcium alloys in car batteries, but any long term storage should be accompanied with a battery maintainer.

 

[ted s]

i store 7 cars from nov to april, all i do is change the oil and add stabil. been doing this since 1993. the key is dry storage area.

 

[OtisBlkR1]

Originally Posted By: priler
i agree with everyone else here,no need to change what your doing.a short trip to maintain because it sat for only two weeks,would be worst.

one thing i would recommend however,is to maintain the battery.

i'm not too familiar with your vehicle,but many have computers,clocks,etc.,that draw tiny amounts from the battery.one of the things that kills a battery before it's time,is keeping it at low charge and it makes the charging system work more.

i'd recommend a battery tender that self monitors(not a simple trickle charger wich may damage the battery).there are many brands out there.when the battery is fully charged,it goes into maintenance mode.

many of them have convenient connections you can hook up to the battery terminals(permanently) and place the end piece in a out of the way,but accessible spot.you then just run an extension cord and connect.(no need to take out the battery)

i have both my aprilia and porsche this way with no problems from sitting for long periods and then suddenly get used HARD.my aprilia in particular has a sophisticated computer/dash that will most definitely kill a brand new battery in a comparatively short time.

two weeks isn't that long but depending on the systems in your vehicle,it may be pretty long for the battery.


+1 My R1 and my Ninja both sit with a battery tender on them all winter, I run the "pigtail" under the rear seat. works flawless. And although i dont have a dedicated system for my Silverado, if it sits for more than a few weeks, i pop the hood and throw the trickle charger on it for a bit, just to bring it back all the way up.