How long can MF battery last?

[Familymanz]

they will set their gadget to ur batt's spec & the gadget will indicate if change of batt is necessary

[Familymanz]

I change mine last week (after 19+ mths).... but then, everything is still ok....still give me healthy crank every morning....

 

But as we are going on a road trip to Terengganu, the mechanics suggest tat I change as their gadget indicate tat batt is not so good (check @ SPC where I have our free road trip inspection & @ Autobac, where I reconfirm batt status)

 

Normal Maintenance Free Batt should last abt 2 yrs.... like some said... there are signs of batt konking out.... But if u wanna play safe.... change every 2 yrs lor....

[Familymanz]

Maintenance Free batt need to top up water meh?

[Tien]

i cant remember the exact "low" volt reading. but if you look at a volt meter for car batt, you will see at least a blue/green/good zone and red/bad zone. needle in red/bad zone, just change lor!

[Tien]

not old also got swelling leh

ya, that's why i usually use the swelling as first sign, then monitor the early starting-up as 2nd sign. the last sign will be when i need to crack a few times before the engine can start. hopefully... still can start for the last time that is! hahaha

[Tien]

on batt thingy... i remember during my father's days... one can actually "recharge" the batt with a recharger plugged into wall socket.... something like how one recharges a handphone these days. of course, this wont bring the batt back to "like-new" status but it does prolong the useful life of the batt.

 

with our new tech MF batt, can still do that or not huh?

[Lukie102]

the silly main free batt i've got does not have the indicator light

[Chevro]

Woh, can not afford voltage meter but have multimeter.

 

I believe the voltage meter just a normal meter + threshold voltage + LED. Once we have that threshold Voltages, and multimeter widely used and more accurate, battery life can be judged. That's why asked.

 

I guess once voltage below 12 consided something wrong already, since working on should slight above 12V.

[Chevro]

Smtimes just die suddenly, even no swelling.

 

Simply can look at light. Once battery weak, it will not so bright and yellowish. This happen on my prev ride, but not so accurate.

[Chihuahua]

Hi,

 

I do have this small gadget called "Battery Alert" - You connect the wires to the +/- of your battery and each time you start, it will "test" the battery condition. It will let out a loud beep if it detect battery problems. $20 each but hope if you could buy arrange with your friends to buy 5 pcs at one shot.

[Fff0]

my boss one 4yrs, still running strong.

Its a S class... after all.

[Thanxhor]

I'm starting to feel scared, my fail lite has been coming on whenever i go up steep slope in Gear2,mine's a aveo HB manual.

[Spango]

Hi, what fail light are you talking about?

[Takanori]

I tink he mean the battery sign brighted up at the meter console there.

[Spango]

Hmm... Tot that means that the system fails to charge the battery?

[Takanori]

No! Probably mean low batt.

[Spango]

Don't think so leh... Remember I saw the manual before... The Batt light means that the system fails to charge the battery and it is discharging, be it full or low on charge...

[Ah_veo]

I'm starting to feel scared, my fail lite has been coming on whenever i go up steep slope in Gear2,mine's a aveo HB manual.

 

 

how old/what milege is your AVEO,bro?