[V8] Battery Drain

[Grant Lenahan]

I'm not chris,  but it should be fine - the bad ways to kill a battery 
are letting it go dry, letting it get too hot, or shorting it.

Grant
On Nov 29, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Kneale Brownson wrote:

> Thanks, Chris.  Will a charger fix this problem or has a 
> self-discharged
> battery killed itself?
>
>
> At 11:13 AM 11/29/2006 -0700, Chris Thorp wrote:
>> Kneale Brownson wrote:
>>
>>> I've had a brand new battery in my new-to-me 200q20v for several 
>>> months.
>>> Worked perfectly for me when I ran the car long enough to drive it 
>>> onto the
>>> hoist the barn when I bought it.  It's been sitting on the hoist 
>>> ever since
>>>
>>>
>> It's possible that it was sitting on the store shelf for a few months
>> before you bought it.  If you didn't drive it long enough to fully
>> charge it (several hundred miles), it would have been partially
>> discharged when you parked it.  Then, after sitting for a few more
>> months, it'll self discharge even more.  Depending on the battery and
>> your luck, a battery will completely self discharge in about 12-18
>> months, give or take.  I try to top mine up with a charger every 3-6
>> months when they're in storage.
>>
>> -Chris
>
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