"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 9y 11m 23d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 04/02/15 02:46 AM Share Posted 04/02/15 02:46 AM My battery went flat once, so I bought a new oneSorry guys but I laughed so hard when I read this post I gave myself the hiccups!Good read though.......please continue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,303 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/02/15 02:50 AM Author Share Posted 04/02/15 02:50 AM That's what most people do, though... the unusual path to take is the path I took haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,128 Member For: 18y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/02/15 01:24 PM Share Posted 16/02/15 01:24 PM Didn't know you could actually salvage batteries like this At close to $300 bucks each for the high CCA ones for 6 in-line Fords - worth extending their usage life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,303 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/02/15 01:26 PM Author Share Posted 16/02/15 01:26 PM always worth the effort, no matter the $$ spent, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 18y 9m 8d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 16/02/15 05:48 PM Share Posted 16/02/15 05:48 PM A battery can read 12 volts but soon as a load is put on it it can drop to zero... Load tests and hydrometer are best way to check Battery sitting on concrete is the fastest way to kill oneWhy would a battery suiting on concrete be bad. Is it that its sitting there with no activity or has the concrete got something to do with it. I'm not following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 16y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/02/15 07:00 PM Share Posted 16/02/15 07:00 PM Concrete is very cold, batteries don't like cold I don't know the science or if it's actually true but at work (diesel mechanic) workshop rule was if battery out, its on a piece of wood or rubber If anyone forgot usually that battery was rooted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,812 Member For: 20y 7m 21d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 16/02/15 09:49 PM Share Posted 16/02/15 09:49 PM We always had put batteries on pallets in the army. IMO this was to make it easier to move with a forklift instead of screwing up someone's day but you had the old bastards saying the earth discharges them when sitting on the ground (insert dumbf*ck here)!Like half a foot more was going to make a difference on the earth's magnetic crust and batteries are encased in plastic now for a reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,303 Member For: 16y 15d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/02/15 10:19 PM Author Share Posted 16/02/15 10:19 PM http://www.batteries-faq.com/activekb/questions.php?questionid=3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 16y 5m 4d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/02/15 12:27 AM Share Posted 17/02/15 12:27 AM There you go, so it's just an old myth haha I know my body feels worse laying on cold concrete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennox Member 2,586 Member For: 11y 1m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 17/02/15 12:35 AM Share Posted 17/02/15 12:35 AM (edited) So battery dudes my battery is causing rough starts according to Monsta torque- should I buy a new one or how should I bring the old one fully back to life? It's a century high performance or something. The green light is on indicating the battery is ok and it still manages to start the car ok and it runs fine also Edited 17/02/15 12:36 AM by Lennox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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