Thread: Do I need to get a new battery?

Originally Posted by dearot

Hi. Since yesterday only in the morning the car a bit hard to start. Looks like the battery dont have enough power to start. This morning it happened again and when I checked the baterry status is need to recharged ( black). It doesnt say need to replace (white)

Should I get a new battery? Or the altenator is not charging properly? I use the car 7 days a week. Normally only 15k oneway in weekdays and 35-40 oneway in the weekends. Thanks

I would go to your local battery or auto shop get them to check it. They can test battery for free. It may in fact be the alt or a fuse. How old is the battery? If the indicator is black you might want to charge it fully then get checked. Could be it's got a dead plate.

Thanks wizard1963. I will check the fuse first. Do you know where the fuse is for the battery?

Hi dearot and before you do anything, try charging the battery with a 240vac battery charger.

The problem is more likely a lack of driving time when you do drive.

Those short drives are progressively flattening your battery and if you give your battery a few good charge cycles with a battery charger, you may find there is nothing wrong with your battery.

To get the best results, charge the battery and when the charger goes into float mode, level the charger running for 8 to 10 hours, then disconnect the charger.

If you repeat this procedure every night for a week, you may find you have a near new battery.

Which battery charger that is good for it? I think I might need to buy one of these.

Hi dearot and while I sell battery chargers, they are meant for situations where there is lots of work for them.

In your case, once you give your battery a week of charge cycles, because of all your short driving, you will need to use to use it once a fortnight, to maintain the condition of your cranking battery.

All you need is a SMALL multi stage battery charger.

So go for a cheap one and see how your battery charges.

Originally Posted by dearot

Which battery charger that is good for it? I think I might need to buy one of these.

Personally I find the Ctek units to be very good. I use these at work, and at home. With infrequent use of my motorbike and some of my cars, I find having a charger sitting on them keeping them full is a god send. These units aren't the cheapest, but they work great and I've never had a failure.

This is a good unit for the price - I have an older version of this that hasn't quite got all the fruit this one does - http://www.ctek-chargers.com.au/ctek-mxs-50.html

x 2 for Bacicat - they are a great investment for anything battery connected (no pun intended)

X3. I've got the older version of the MXS25 25a model. It's been very useful at bringing dead batteries back to life.