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Another Car Battery- Just a really quick question!

  • 08-01-2010 8:45pm
    #1
    bikefreakvinnie
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭


    Having a bit of Battery trouble, and I've read a number of recent threads on batteries and the cold weather... I also left the car for a couple of Days!


    In the past when I have had battery trouble I push start the car and it always seems to work but with the roads so slippy with ice and living beside a busy road I'd rather wait for a thaw until I try to push start it. This battery is less than 1yr old.


    So my question is would anyone have any opinion if I were to leave it til Monday or Tuesday would the battery be destroyed or still recoverable!?
    Cos its either wait til next wk or get a mechanic... won't be using it much on these roads anyway!..


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  • #2
    Tipsy Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭Tipsy Mac


    If it's down now it's down, a week of leaving it should be fine. If I was you I would replace the battery, even with this cold weather a good battery should have no problems if left for a couple of weeks unstarted.


  • #3
    Avns1s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    Can you get a mate to jump start it?

    Otherwise take out the battery and put it on a charger.

    It might be ok but if a battery is pretty much depleted of its charge, it should be recharged immediately if at all possible.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Whatever you do if it's less than a year old you should bring it back under warrenty, a good battery would have no probs in this weather.


  • #5
    bikefreakvinnie
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭bikefreakvinnie


    Avns1s wrote: »
    Can you get a mate to jump start it?

    Otherwise take out the battery and put it on a charger.

    It might be ok but if a battery is pretty much depleted of its charge, it should be recharged immediately if at all possible.


    Thanks for those replies, tried with cheap jump leads, just wondering here- are cheap jump leads rubbish!? its a just a 1.4 ltr


  • #6
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    You in Galway city? I can jump it for you.

    Cheap jump leads will start it too but they're not as long lasting as proper cables.


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  • #7
    bikefreakvinnie
    Registered Users Posts: 43 ✭bikefreakvinnie


    Magnus wrote: »
    You in Galway city? I can jump it for you.

    Cheap jump leads will start it too but they're not as long lasting as proper cables.


    thanks a mil for the offer magnus but aint in galway... got battery on recharging...


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