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Stormpainter
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Sep 27, 2015, 6:02 PM
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Car Battery Not What it Used to Be!
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Does a battery tend to not hold a charge as well, after lets say a year or so, and also after a lot of Recharging?
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Hammer Time
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Sep 27, 2015, 6:26 PM
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It's not the recharging that kills it. It's the severe discharge that does it.
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Stormpainter
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Sep 27, 2015, 6:59 PM
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Thanks ...What if Sears says it's still Good! ...Does that mean I'm imagining its not holding as well as it used to?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 27, 2015, 11:17 PM
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Listen to what Hammer Time just said and forget what Sears is telling you as it seems they don't want to or know how to test crap sometimes. Why the discharging is first and know that is killing or almost done killing that battery. They are NOT made to discharge much, just power to start engine then run of charging system. If you use more power than it can replace or a drain on it it's not a maybe it will kill that battery and probably take out alternator as well trying to keep up. That's the source of the trouble, the fix is find out why it is discharging or charging system not keeping up then probably a new battery.
You really can ruin the capability of a good new battery in a few days as they are NOT meant to get that low on charge,
T
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Hammer Time
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Sep 28, 2015, 2:11 AM
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Yes,just have it tested elsewhere. Sears is just like AAA. They don't think their batteries go bad and they make it very difficult to get a warranty.
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Stormpainter
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Sep 28, 2015, 6:05 AM
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Thanks for the Help Guys! ...Yes I don't put much stock in Sears or their mechanical opinions!
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 28, 2015, 6:36 AM
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True - pot luck and usually not so good. They sell batteries is their job not this part.
You should own your own battery charger that automatically shuts off and could test better yourself than some I'm seen out there - not all just too many.
For you they will eventually get you a new battery but if the problem why you find it discharged to dead isn't also fixed at the same time this will be merry-go-round and do it all over again and again for not getting it right.
Please don't think of a car battery like some phone device that is made to run low and charge up contently. They are NOT designed for that at all and said earlier a low battery all the time is seriously hard on your alternator or more to do with charging system.
Good luck. What should be routine is not for you and the places really can be part of the problem,
T
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Stormpainter
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Sep 29, 2015, 5:29 PM
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One last question guys, If Sears says the battery is testing GOOD and I tell them despite that finding, it is not holding a charge, will they make any substitution for a new battery on their warranty? ...or will I just have to buy a whole New Battery somewhere?
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Hammer Time
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Sep 29, 2015, 5:35 PM
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If they say it's good, you are out of luck unless you can get somewhere with corporate customer service.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 29, 2015, 8:40 PM
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Stormpainter: Refresh please what is happening such that you need to recharge this battery and with what? What symptoms do you get. Things are a bit backwards here - what battery is this, when purchased for what type of vehicle or thing?
I know - a lot of questions but there has to be an answer to this to make everyone happy.
Most batteries would come with 12Mo. exchange for a new one @ zero cost to you or about that if declared bad which seems to be the problem - who knows and test how thing.
We or speak for myself wasn't concerned what you are using the battery for or I missed that. Is it for a car at all or some other use totally?
It should have come with terms of warranty or say right on it. About any would void out if not used in the range of what it is intended to do.
What I mean is like if this is back up power for something like an inverter and isn't lasting as long or what?
Have you actually already been told it is fine and not satisfied or just worrying about it.
May have the cart before the horse on this. I do, many do use batteries for assorted reasons and there are assorted batteries for how it will be used.
If no papers on this battery it is marked with a date either clear or encrypted when it was made which is its default age with lack of papers when purchased.
Where do you stand right now with this battery?
T
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