[elky] Re: Battery holding charge while sitting unused
- From: Chris Lindh <chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:02:24 -0500
My '80 has no radio, maybe that's why there is no draw when it sits?
There was a thread about longest lasting batteries and many said a Delco
battery was long lasting... then someone who worked at a Delco plant said
the old Delco batteries they built "had thick, very thick, plates, which may
attest to their longevity":
http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showpost.php?post/1824057/
But (always a but) "For some reason, we were told "internal politics" the
plant was closed after twenty years of making monies and having a reputation
of high-quality. I was then transferred to a Delco-Remy battery plant, which
later closed after the auto industry went ka-pooty. I can safely say that IF
you are looking for one of those older, original type "Delco" batteries, you
are out-of-luck in today's world"
I think it was possibly two factors: 1. New car parts last longer, since
everything is new (no current draw when turned off, new alternator, etc) and
2. the quality of the Delco batteries at the time.
Regardless of the brand I will always run a gel cell spiral core battery.
Battery acid sucks.
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Dann Keller <kwhale22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> A while back, about six weeks to be exact, there was a thread about
> batteries discharging while the vehicle was not in use. Some of the posters
> said they couldn't even go a week without the battery being dischared others
> went longer. I volunteered to give the process a real test.
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> We were gone for a couple of days less than six weeks - Jan. 26 to March 7
> to be exact. The Elky was parked in the garage while we were gone; it
> wasn't started or left on a trickle charger. The garage is attached to the
> house; only the door and ceiling are uninsulated. The outside temps were
> only as low as 30 while we were gone; unlikely the temp in the garage got
> less than 40 under those circumstance. The house temp was set to hold 50
> while we were gone.
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> The bottom line, ta dah, drum roll, etc., after a couple of jabs at the gas
> pedal it cranked for about 5 or 6 seconds and fired right up. I was both
> surprised and pleased.
>
> I don't try to explain it or why others discharge while sitting. The only
> thing on when it is sitting is the digital clock in the radio.
>
> The battery is a Sears DieHard about 8 1/2 years old with the Elk doing
> about 25,00 miles during that time. We haven't been getting too many miles
> on it the last few years for a variety of reasons.
>
> FWIW, that's the story.
>
> Dan
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