Car battery

[Keithchue]

yup....it is a record...i check with BM myself. until i day my mech mentioned to me that he rarely seen a water type batt nowadays.....

[Weesern]

wat does the Ah means? higher better?

[Johnnylim]

Yours cheap I got mine for S$120 (with 1 yr of personal free insurance)for a 45Ah Varta, very good already used for 1.5 yrs, can know which ws is it, taught of getting a 50 ~ 60Ah. thanks

"with 1 yr of personal free insurance???" Can u pls elaborate?

[Neutralsg]

wat does the Ah means? higher better?

Ah = amp hour. Higher of course better but more costly.

You can go to this website for more info Battery rating or google for more info.

[Ckchong8]

"with 1 yr of personal free insurance???" Can u pls elaborate?

When purchase the battery need to register for the insurance on top of the usual battery warranty, can't remember the amount. A month later they will post you the insurance card and the doc about the coverage.Have thrown away the doc. after the expire date.

[Octopus]

Ah = amp hour. Higher of course better but more costly.

You can go to this website for more info Battery rating or google for more info.

 

Little bit higher than stock is ok, but if exceeded the capacity of alternator, might end up with an under-charge battery.

[Nokiaseng]

AH=Am per hour...definitely higher abit better.

 

It also depends on the CCA- (the amount of current a battery can provide at 0

[Duk33d]

Little bit higher than stock is ok, but if exceeded the capacity of alternator, might end up with an under-charge battery.

 

Quite impossible, it jus means your alternator will work less often.

 

First time charge might be longer than usual, after your battery hits 100% eventually because you keep driving, the battery will lose less charges as a percentage of its maximum capacity.

 

Due to lesser deep cycle dis-charges, the overcapacity battery should last longer. :)

 

In fact, my diesel vw caddy van starts immediately, no need wait for glow plug also starts, overcapacity by 20 or 30 amp h.

 

In my honda city, also works well.

 

[Mcf777]

which shop in Ang Mo Kio or Sin Ming area sell Amaron Din 74 (or who is the agent?)

Im thinking of changing it tomorrow. Battery already 1.5yrs.

 

These few days seems difficult to crank the car.

Dont want to take the risk getting myself stranded somewhere.

thanks.

Edited December 17, 2010 by Mcf777

[Good-Carbuyer]

after my last 2 maintenance free batteries died suddenly....i switched back to maintenance batteries....its a lot cheaper!!! S$75!

Maintenance-free batteries are really short service life batteries. The electrolyte in the battery do spill/vaporise away with usage (especially driving over speed humps). There is no way to top up the lost electrolyte. So these batteries have very limited service life-span. Do not expect a good deal if the shop only got maintenance-free batteries for sale. Go to the next shop that has got maintainable batteries for sale. Maintenance-free batteries usually last 1 to 3 years. My dad used to have maintainable batteries that last 6 to 10 years (just top up if the electrolyte level is low)

[Weesern]

how often do we need to check/top the water?

[Yeobh]

Check once a week, top up as when battery water drop below the min level.

[Weesern]

problem is cannot see the min level line, coz it is not facing outside... so only way to check using the min level line is to take out the battery...

[Yeobh]

You have to remove the cell cap, use a torch if necessary. If you cannot see the min level indicator marking, the rule of thumb is to make sure the battery water is above the battery plates. Do not over fill, as the battery charge up ( heat up) the battery water will overflow.

[Mcf777]

NB, thot of changing battery yesterday. Woke up too late, didnt change.

So suay, today (Sunday) battery died on me. Lucky is a weekend. Can take own sweet time.

 

Call Eric 90475437....told me Amaron 74 not available.

Ask me to call CK (93856995) and managed to change to Varta brand AH74.

 

I sua ku. Didnt know Varta brand (S$250) so much higher than Amaron (S$190).

All along using Amaron brand. Additional S$35 for transport fee. Total S$285

 

waited 1.5hrs for CK and got it done within 30mins.

Great service! U saved my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank u

 

 

[Dumb]

5 years !? i think yours is a record liao. fantastic !

 

May be his mileage only 50k or 60k.

[Thedream]

May be his mileage only 50k or 60k.

 

i'm thinking that low mileage lagi cannot last, cos the alternator is seldom recharging the battery...

[Thedream]

NB, thot of changing battery yesterday. Woke up too late, didnt change.

So suay, today (Sunday) battery died on me. Lucky is a weekend. Can take own sweet time.

 

Call Eric 90475437....told me Amaron 74 not available.

Ask me to call CK (93856995) and managed to change to Varta brand AH74.

 

I sua ku. Didnt know Varta brand (S$250) so much higher than Amaron (S$190).

All along using Amaron brand. Additional S$35 for transport fee. Total S$285

 

waited 1.5hrs for CK and got it done within 30mins.

Great service! U saved my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank u

 

hua... valley expensif leh...