Battery Life
07-06-2006, 11:11 AM
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+1 on the 4 years. Car manufactures usually design batteries to give out after the warranty IMO.
07-06-2006, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 03performz
<-- 03' obviously. Orig. battery, 17k.
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07-06-2006, 05:13 PM
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Got my Z in October of 2002. Battery is starting to sound a little weak--added some distilled water tonight and it sounds like new when starting.
Mike (hopes the boost will give it some more life)
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07-07-2006, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by davidv
Battery life depends on several factors but primarily freezing temperatures. A battery in a vehicle in Florida will last longer than the same battery in Baltimore.
it is actually the heat that is damaging to the battery.after being in the automotive repair bus. for 29 years,i can tell you as well as the battery manufactuer will.the heat harms the battery it just so happens that in winter time it takes more cold cranking amps to turn the engine over and thats where all the battery,s will fail.and yes its true a battery in florida will outlast a battery that has to go thru the heat/cold cycle.
07-07-2006, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by davidf
My batt. in my 03 is still doing fine but will be replaced in the next month. I'm not one to wait for it to leave me stranded so it's gotta go.
07-07-2006, 04:23 PM
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3 years / 8 months (including build date 11/2002) and 35,100 miles. I guess I have 4 more months before mine dies. However, since I live in Fla, well see if it lasts longer. I'm going for the record!
07-07-2006, 04:37 PM
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Heat destroys a battery, it nice that ours is isolated from the engine bay. 2-3 years on a wet cell battery.
I put 6 years on a dry cell OPTIMA, pulling over 600 watts of AMP power for the last two of those years. That OPTIMA now is 8 years old!!! Still cycling well.
I put 6 years on a dry cell OPTIMA, pulling over 600 watts of AMP power for the last two of those years. That OPTIMA now is 8 years old!!! Still cycling well.
07-07-2006, 05:10 PM
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I am not a mechanic, but I am a chemist and I can tell you this: The battery function is a chemical reaction. Chemistry is the driving force behind the magics of batteries.
A battery is a package of one or more galvanic cells used for the production and storage of electric energy by chemical means. A galvanic cell consists of at least two half cells, a reduction cell and an oxidation cell.
These two reactions happen spontaneously and produce ions/electrons. The flow of electrons is called electricity, and the force of the flow of electrons is called electromotive force and is measured in VOLTS. The important part to remember is electrons and volts.
The volts of a battery is listed on its side and for a AA battery it is 1.5 volts. The 1.5 volts Which is called the cell (battery) potential is measured using a complex equation called the Nernst equation at room temperature 25° C, pressure, and concentration of electrons. If you would decrease the temperature not as many electrons are produced and your battery dies quicker. In a car battery the lower temperature makes the concentraion of the electrons in the battery acid (H2SO4) lower and then it will not produce the correct amount of volts. If the temperature is higher than the normal operating temperature, in this case room temperature 25° C, there will be too many electrons produced and the battery will overload and possibly die or shut down.
A battery is a package of one or more galvanic cells used for the production and storage of electric energy by chemical means. A galvanic cell consists of at least two half cells, a reduction cell and an oxidation cell.
These two reactions happen spontaneously and produce ions/electrons. The flow of electrons is called electricity, and the force of the flow of electrons is called electromotive force and is measured in VOLTS. The important part to remember is electrons and volts.
The volts of a battery is listed on its side and for a AA battery it is 1.5 volts. The 1.5 volts Which is called the cell (battery) potential is measured using a complex equation called the Nernst equation at room temperature 25° C, pressure, and concentration of electrons. If you would decrease the temperature not as many electrons are produced and your battery dies quicker. In a car battery the lower temperature makes the concentraion of the electrons in the battery acid (H2SO4) lower and then it will not produce the correct amount of volts. If the temperature is higher than the normal operating temperature, in this case room temperature 25° C, there will be too many electrons produced and the battery will overload and possibly die or shut down.