Re: Quick question about batteries.

[Chris Fiddes <cfiddes@direct.ca>]

At 07:23 PM 11/20/96 +0000, you wrote:
>> To:            scirocco-l@privateI.com
>> From:          Chris Fiddes <cfiddes@direct.ca>
>> Subject:       Quick question about batteries.
>> Date:          Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:39:21 -0800
>> Reply-to:      scirocco-l@privateI.com
>
>> 
>> Anyway, we've had our first cold(ish) snap here and the '85 is not a happy
>> camper in the morning.
>
>>
>What do you mean not happy ??????????????????
        Not Happy - struggling to start after sitting for 8 hours in  0
degrees celsius (32 deg. F.)  I get the feeling that one or two degrees
colder and I'm going to be looking for a jump start.

>How old is the battery?  
        2 years old.

>Which Die Hard is it -- ie what warranty does it have
        Not sure about which one - I got this one under warranty from the
first one.

>Did you clean the terminals?
        Nope.  I'll check Bentley for the safe way to do this.  Any suggestions?

>Is it full of water?
        It uses water? Just kidding.  I haven't checked, but I will.  What
causes the water level to drop?

>How much are you prepared to spend on the new one?
        That's a tough one.  How about - enough to ensure that it will start
in temps. as low as -25 deg. C.

>Do you care about how much it weighs (F=ma)?
        Not really - It follows that regardless of the value of 'm', if you
have value 'F' as zero (ie. car won't start), I'm not going to experience
bone jarring 'a' ;)

>How cold will it get there and how much is it woth to you that your car starts.
        Where I live, maybe -10 deg. C. on the worst days but where I go
skiing -20 deg. C. isn't rare.  At that temperature a car that starts is
priority #1.

So John (and anyone else with a little knowledge and an itchy typing
finger), if you were buying a new battery and you lived where winter is
really winter what would you be looking for?  Whose name would be on the
side of the battery you bought?

Chris.


cfiddes@direct.ca     

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