2023 Author: Charles Youmans | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-20 18:41
Experienced motorists know that the battery in a car is an important element that, like other units, needs proper maintenance. This is especially true in the cold season, when an additional load is imposed on the battery due to a drop in temperature. At low rates, the engine often refuses to start. As a result, it takes longer to turn the starter and consume the accumulated current.
As a result, the battery is quickly discharged. If, when operating a car on a regular basis, long distances are covered, then you can forget about some of the nuances with the battery. Otherwise, when the owner's mileage is minimal, it is necessary to take care of purchasing an appropriate charger. You need to choose not the most budgetary option, but a device on which you can set the current strength.
To properly charge the battery, the charge is set for a twenty-hour mode. You can calculate the nuances using a simple formula - battery capacity / 20 = current. It is recommended to charge the battery once a month. Modern batteries less and less often have covers in their design that provide access to the electrolyte. If the car enthusiast has such an outdated model in his hands, then in addition to charging, some additional manipulations will have to be performed.
For example, at least once a month you will have to measure the density of the composition. For this, the appropriate tool and device is used. In a situation where the density of the electrolyte in the battery has dropped below 1.24 grams per cubic centimeter, it is necessary to charge the battery using a low-power current (0.5 or 1.0 A). It is worth recalling that you cannot add concentrated electrolyte to cans. Previously, this liquid must be diluted in the required proportions with distilled water.