My Amazing 12-year old battery...
It's an original Toyota battery when I bought my new truck. Zero maintenance and I thought it's dead, which is long overdue for replacement anyway, when it did not crank nor rev the engine. Chec...
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There're also battery testers that measure the inductance/resistance of the lead cells, essentially a modern version of the carbon pile load tester.
One of the quickest ways a battery dies is sulphation - leaving it in a less than full state of charge. Unlike lithium ions, lead acids LOVE to be kept at 100% charge. I have 14+ batteries between my vehicles, toys, equipment, etc. All except my daily drivers sit on a tender at 13.0 - 13.4v
One of the quickest ways a battery dies is sulphation - leaving it in a less than full state of charge. Unlike lithium ions, lead acids LOVE to be kept at 100% charge. I have 14+ batteries between my vehicles, toys, equipment, etc. All except my daily drivers sit on a tender at 13.0 - 13.4v
