Re: Car Battery Charging
Hi Eccles...Re: Car Battery Charging
Trickle charging is a long, slow, way to re-charge a car battery. It is also the best way to re-charge the battery.Re: Car Battery Charging
Re: Car Battery Charging
Very grateful for all the advice. After 4 hours it got me down the road and back - the car's 20 yrs old and I suspect the starter motor is knackered as it doesn't "catch" first time any more. Can't remember the last time it had a new battery. I'm not in a particularly low lying or freezing part of the country. I reckon, like its owner, it's on its last legs .....Re: Car Battery Charging
I suspect the meter on the front of the charger will gradually return to its resting position as the battery gets fully charged, it measures the current being used, and as the battery gets charged, the less current is needed to charge the battery. When connecting a flat battery the needle will go into the yellow or even the red.Re: Car Battery Charging
Eccles, there are 3 main parts to starting a car: a fully charged battery, a starter motor AND a solenoid. Any one of which can give trouble starting a car. If you decide to have a mechanic check it out, and possibly do the work, please don't assume that the problem is the starter motor. It MIGHT be the solenoid. If you happen to have a trustworthy mechanic he can easily tell you what the exact problem is. Suggestion : act like you know about cars and tell him to check out the solenoid, the starter, and battery condition.Re: Car Battery Charging
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