Car Battery

Makavelli

Lister
I just bought a Chloride Exide battery less than 2 months ago but as of today the battery can't power the car. After numerous jumpstarting batt picks up but doesn't store power. Shida inaeza kuwa wpi?
 

Masked Titan

Senior Lister
you should check if you have charging issues with your alternator
get a Multimeter and check the voltage while the engine is running

when the headlights , radio, AC are on, you should get a reading of around 13.7v
when nothing is on, the voltage shroud be around 14.7v
 
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JazzMan

Elder Lister
you should check if you have charging issues with your alternator
get a multimeter/voltmeter and check the voltage while the engine is running

when the headlights , radio, AC are on, you should get a reading of around 13.7v
when nothing is on the voltage shroud be around 14.7v
Fixed.
 

Masked Titan

Senior Lister
Voltmeter can measure only potential difference between two points in an electrical circuit. Multimeter is a multi-purpose instrument that can directly measure various parameters like potential difference, current, resistance, frequency, capacitance, etc. ... Multimeter can be used to test diodes and transistors.
 

JazzMan

Elder Lister
Voltmeter can measure only potential difference between two points in an electrical circuit. Multimeter is a multi-purpose instrument that can directly measure various parameters like potential difference, current, resistance, frequency, capacitance, etc. ... Multimeter can be used to test diodes and transistors.
That is apparent. He can use either to determine voltage.

What you had written though, was millimetre.
 

1881

Lister
you got a bad batt. mine lasted me 4 years. it was a 12v/251cca/84min RC

take it back and tell them to replace it and tehy will. and do a load test as well.

my new one - CE ns70/417cca/84min-rc has not been turned on for a month and a quick load test showed it holding voltage and amperage.
 
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