charging battery.

[Blobcat]

Hi mate took stickers off there’s no screw caps under them might be they changed to a sealed type not sure,will leave battery in boot just want to trickle charge when not using car for a while

Post a picture of what you have under the stickers, I've not seen one that can't be opened yet...

 

[Painter16]

Post a picture of what you have under the stickers, I've not seen one that can't be opened yet...

Will do

 

[Painter16]

Hope that’s ok

 

[DMK/Happy]

Hope that’s ok

Wet cell maintenance free, the test eye shows green when it is healthy,one in a Toyota Avensis here.

 

[Blobcat]

Hope that’s ok

Those black rectangular bits should prose off. Might cause a bit of damage doing it but as the battery is useless at the moment it’s no loss

 

[Painter16]

At least I know it’s not a agm battery now,so not all consumer ones are then as I first thought

 

[DMK/Happy]

Will a healthy battery normally remain charged adequately when the car is in use every week?

 

[Srdl]

Will a healthy battery normally remain charged adequately when the car is in use every week?

Should be fine. I never had any trouble with the eight year old battery in my 207 as long as I used it each week. It was only once, when it had stood for 2 or 3 weeks in really cold weather, that it let me down.

 

[Blobcat]

Will a healthy battery normally remain charged adequately when the car is in use every week?

Yes, if the battery is healthy then regular used it will stay charged.

 

[DMK/Happy]

The battery is replaced now,new 95 ah fitted the other day,temp' dropped to -5 and starting failed, after heating starter bursts timed out at shorter intervals,heated four times and shorter starter bursts each time, wanted to know if that is normal?

 

[DMK/Happy]

Update to the starting and battery issue,Car starting at first heating after battery replaced,everything seems to be fine,diagnostic shop fitted,no settings lost,worth it for the comfort.thanks for the interest everyone.

 

[DMK/Happy]

Further update to starting from cold,since new battery went in engine fires up first time. I do not seem to have lost any settings,keeping an eye out and will be back to confirm if any. Thanks for the interest everyone.

 

[Mr Greedy]

I've got a 'SreetWize Master Charger' (no, I'd never heard of it before, either) that I think came from EuroCar Parts.

I've got the same one. It's done me okay and still going strong, although I've just upgraded to a Ctek for my AGM battery charging. Still have the StreetWize though

 

[mbazk]

Thanks @Srdl and @Janchee. How can I best get to the battery to confirm it? I tried to remove the black plastic cover but it is quite tight

Doh, got youtube to sort out for me searching battery change tutorials. Happy to report it was indeed an AGM and managed to recharge it all right

 

[Botus]

Lild have a deal on a CTEK

looks like trying to clear, the London road High Wycombe store still had about 10 on the shelf, but they knocked a bit more off this week....

https://www.ctek.com/uk/products/car/ct5-time-to-go-uk box claims some new feature called "Go" £59.99 its white with an AGM mode and up to 5 Amp output. I just got one as one of my oxford bike ones blew its brain outs (although already missing what volt and amps is actually pushing which every charger should have)

 

[Gazwould]

Damn , it hasn't got a screen , I would of bought it..

 

[Botus]

my 14 year old orig merc AGM that's not been touched for a year (just sat unconnected in the garage) just moved from fully charged and now in maint mode in 5 hrs

 

[DMK/Happy]

Confirming C220 is starting first time on the button,the wet cell battery exchange solved the starting issue , when tested at the auto center they said the battery was reading a bit below the norm when under starting load and the computer would cop this and throw up malfunctions.Never the less the charging and maintenance of batteries is important and everyone needs to know their battery type and charger type before connecting up to boost. Hope this info helps someone.