Nearly dead starter battery - what to expect?
I wrote briefly in another topic. 5 years old, left in a warm climate for 8 months with terminals disconnected. Upon return found it completely discharged, Voc=11.86. Multimeter "might" read lower tha...
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When parked for 3 days with no loads it goes from 12.65 to 12.45. 8% a day, I told you. 2.5W solar trickle charger that I have, can't pull that much in. 490W solar - yes, this is what is keeping it alive (and alternator when driving). Will see if prolonged charging would help.
SMK, I guess by jumper you mean any low-amp charger, not a jump-start box. I can hook it up to solar controller for a week, no problem.
Mexicowanderer - are there any tricks to desulfating other than to put it on a charger or "bateria mantenador" for a while? Hate buying technical stuff here, it's all imported, store inventory is tracked in $US and sold in pesos with hefty markup 'cause peso is unstable.
SMK, I guess by jumper you mean any low-amp charger, not a jump-start box. I can hook it up to solar controller for a week, no problem.
Mexicowanderer - are there any tricks to desulfating other than to put it on a charger or "bateria mantenador" for a while? Hate buying technical stuff here, it's all imported, store inventory is tracked in $US and sold in pesos with hefty markup 'cause peso is unstable.
