Re: [MBZ] Walmart AGM battery

Perhaps more info than you want, but this is a decent write-up on lead/acid batteries followed by another one a chargers: A look at the differences between auto and aircraft batteries, plus some tips on maintenance. Bob Fritz - May 20, 2009 The engine wont start, or it turns slowly. But your

Re: [MBZ] Walmart AGM battery

There's a lot of thermal mass in a battery. Could still be warm from the charging, plus slight heating from the draw-down. What is 'tests good'? That covers a lot of ground, all the way from "has two terminals and isn't gushing through a hole in the side", to brand new. There are six cells,

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So had the battery on the charger all night and came out to the shop this morning and it’s only at 80% charged. Was warm to the touch, more so than normal with a battery on a charger I would think. Still tests good. Hooked it up to a car and left head lights on all afternoon. It’s down to 12.17

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I've not had a problem with NAPA batteries but I will say that in my experience they cannot be relied upon to test them. I had a Volvo-branded battery in my XC90 that would seem to discharge rapidly, often overnight. Drove it to NAPA, they tested it, and said it looked good. When I tried to

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> What would cause a battery to discharge after a week or 2 of sitting on the > shelf but tests good? An internal current leak. You can only prove those exist indirectly. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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Todd from Project Farm did some battery testing a while back. https://youtu.be/h7rTcBanpMk Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

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BUT, how much time have you wasted on this battery? Your time is worth something. Randy On 29/04/2022 8:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Walmart seems to be the cheapest place to get batteries these days. This battery was in a car I bought but went completely dead.  I am not sure

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I had a NAPA house brand and the damned thing would go dead overnight. I would jump it, take it to NAPA, they'd say it's fine. The drive over was enough to charge it enough to make it look fine. Finally had it die on the road. AAA driver said it was NFG. Went over to Walleyworld and got a

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I agree, maybe the price was low but if it fails that's wasted money. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 9:40 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: well my view on Wal-Mart is not mainstream but from my grandmother- penny wise & pound foolish..  I go to Wal-Mart

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yes I had Advance replace a battery for me no charge On Fri, Apr 29, 2022, 9:23 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’ve used Advance Auto’s batteries for some years, and only had one > instance when one failed prematurely. I would add that it was replaced > outright

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Went to do a periodic maintenance charge on my AA AGM battery one day last summer, and it was wet around the negative terminal. Cleaned it up with a paper towel, charged it, and it corroded my negative battery clip on the charger. Since then, it just keeps puking acid. A sealed battery that I

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well my view on Wal-Mart is not mainstream but from my grandmother- penny wise & pound foolish.. I go to Wal-Mart once a year to buy my Mobil 1 On Fri, Apr 29, 2022, 9:06 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Walmart seems to be the cheapest place to get batteries

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I’ve used Advance Auto’s batteries for some years, and only had one instance when one failed prematurely. I would add that it was replaced outright at no cost, as I think it was within the first two years. -D > On Apr 29, 2022, at 9:19 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > You get what

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You get what you pay for. I used to buy Interstate and never had any problem getting the rated life out of them. Lately I've been buying NAPA's house brand and had good luck with them so far. On Fri, Apr 29, 2022, at 9:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Walmart seems to be the

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Yea, but it should not discharge to 12.1 or so volts after a couple of weeks, I would not think. On 4/29/2022 8:12 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: A lot of variables there. I’m not sure I would agree. I expect it would discharge, the question would be how quickly? -D On Apr 29,

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A lot of variables there. I’m not sure I would agree. I expect it would discharge, the question would be how quickly? -D > On Apr 29, 2022, at 9:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > This electronic tester shows the internal resistance and it shows to be fine. > A fully charged

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This electronic tester shows the internal resistance and it shows to be fine.  A fully charged battery should be able to sit on the shelf for quite a while without discharging I would think. On 4/29/2022 7:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: High internal resistance? On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at

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Walmart seems to be the cheapest place to get batteries these days. This battery was in a car I bought but went completely dead.  I am not sure if it went completely dead because it was discharging but most likely because it was sitting in the car too long not started after I bought it.  Its

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High internal resistance? On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 7:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What would cause a battery to discharge after a week or 2 of sitting on > the shelf but tests good? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 29, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Jim Cathey

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I am talking in general. I have had good battery success with auto parts stores like Advance or a local one. On Fri, Apr 29, 2022, 8:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I would agree however this battery came from there and want to get it > replaced. > > Sent from

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I would agree however this battery came from there and want to get it replaced. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2022, at 7:49 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > >  > stay away from Walmart > >> On Fri, Apr 29, 2022, 7:05 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> So they put in on their charger

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stay away from Walmart On Fri, Apr 29, 2022, 7:05 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So they put in on their charger and said it charged up, after 30 minutes. > Yet it discharged just sitting there. I will take it back home and put it > back on the charger but as

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What would cause a battery to discharge after a week or 2 of sitting on the shelf but tests good? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2022, at 6:16 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > > Run it flat, then hook up a dumb charger in reverse? > > -- Jim > ___

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Run it flat, then hook up a dumb charger in reverse? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com

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That's my guess --- On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 6:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So stick it in a car and leave the lights on for days, several times in a > row? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 29, 2022, at 6:11 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > A

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So stick it in a car and leave the lights on for days, several times in a row? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2022, at 6:11 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > A couple of very deep discharges/charges? > >> On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 6:06 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >>

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A couple of very deep discharges/charges? On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 6:06 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Baking soda in the cells? > > -D > > On Apr 29, 2022, at 7:04 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

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Baking soda in the cells? -D On Apr 29, 2022, at 7:04 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: So they put in on their charger and said it charged up, after 30 minutes. Yet it discharged just sitting there. I will take it back home and put it back on the charger

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So they put in on their charger and said it charged up, after 30 minutes. Yet it discharged just sitting there. I will take it back home and put it back on the charger but as soon as removed I’m sure it will be discharged within a couple of week. What is the quickest way I can ruin this battery

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So no charge? --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 29, 2022, at 6:26 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > It’s currently on their charger. Will come back in about an hour > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 29, 2022, at 5:22 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Will they

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It’s currently on their charger. Will come back in about an hour Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2022, at 5:22 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Will they charge you for it? > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Apr 29, 2022, at 5:57 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote:

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Will they charge you for it? --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 29, 2022, at 5:57 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > You all might remember the battery I have that will never reach full charge > but tests good with the electronic tester. With it removed from charger, > after about 2

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: [MBZ] Walmart AGM battery Yes. The Pulse tech does not have a AGM mode though. On 3/27/2022 9:08 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Are the chargers set to AGM mode? > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: March 27,

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Yes.  The Pulse tech does not have a AGM mode though. On 3/27/2022 9:08 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Are the chargers set to AGM mode? Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: March 27, 2022 8:41 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc:

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Are the chargers set to AGM mode? Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: March 27, 2022 8:41 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Walmart AGM battery I have a battery out of a car that is a Walmart AGM