best practices for long battery life
I cannot get more than 3 years out of my battery on my TT. Original battery was an interstate. It was replaced under warranty going into its third year. The replacement lasted two years. I then trie...
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The best way to make a battery last is to not use it. Unfortunately, discharging a battery is what shortens its life, and the more often and more deeply you discharge it the faster you use up its life.
Running the battery down with the fan is really hard on it.
A rule of thumb is to choose your batteries so you never get below 70% state of charge. This isn’t a hard threshold beyond which things get worse, it’s just an economic balance point between low battery cost and long battery life.
A larger battery or multiple batteries in parallel will last longer than the same number of batteries used one at a time or a smaller battery.
I’d suggest you invest in a multimeter so you keep an eye on the battery state of charge. It will tell you how your battery matches up to your use.
Running the battery down with the fan is really hard on it.
A rule of thumb is to choose your batteries so you never get below 70% state of charge. This isn’t a hard threshold beyond which things get worse, it’s just an economic balance point between low battery cost and long battery life.
A larger battery or multiple batteries in parallel will last longer than the same number of batteries used one at a time or a smaller battery.
I’d suggest you invest in a multimeter so you keep an eye on the battery state of charge. It will tell you how your battery matches up to your use.
