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This is a really good point, but my car batteries last between 3-5 years. Maybe I’m doing something wrong.
by mlac 5y ago
This is a really good point, but my car batteries last between 3-5 years. Maybe I’m doing something wrong.
- sandworm101 5y agoWhat actually happened to your car battery to cause you to replace it? Did you do anything to fix it? Did you ever maintain it? Did you replace the fluid? Or did you just drive your car every day and then replaced the battery when the mechanic told you it was broken? It is normally cheaper to replace a standard car battery than attempt to maintain and fix it (100-200$) but in an off-grid situation many thousands of dollars are at stake, which makes maintenance and repair more practical than replacement. https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/how-to-recondition-a-car-battery https://www.jdpower.com/cars/shopping-guides/how-to-recondit... https://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/learn/recondition-car-battery/ https://www.totalcardiagnostics.com/learn/recondition-car-ba...
- zbrozek 5y agoCar batteries these days are sealed, so you don't really have much opportunity to replace their acid. A regularly-driven car isn't deep-cycling its battery, so I'm not sure what else you'd do to maintain it.
- sandworm101 5y agoYou test it regularly and hook it up to a good desulfator/maintainer when needed. A sealed battery might be acceptable for a car, if the owner has the money to replace it regularly, but not in an off-grid/residential situation.
- mlac 5y agoIt wasn’t about the mechanic telling me, it was about the car not starting anymore and the battery not taking any charge. And that’s why I asked - I honestly don’t know what steps are recommended to maintain a car battery (or if given the price it is worth the work). Thanks for the links - I’ll look later