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Charge car battery

  • 23-12-2020 7:48pm
    #1
    coco0981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭


    Quick question

    I have to charge the battery in my wife's car as its ran flat. Picked up a charger today but am wondering if I need to remove the battery to charge it. Have been told both that its fine to charge in situ, and that I need to remove it or I'll damage the alternator. I know next to nothing about cars

    Car is a 2010 Peugeot 5008 1.6 tdi

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,715 ✭✭✭corks finest


    coco0981 wrote: »
    Quick question

    I have to charge the battery in my wife's car as its ran flat. Picked up a charger today but am wondering if I need to remove the battery to charge it. Have been told both that its fine to charge in situ, and that I need to remove it or I'll damage the alternator. I know next to nothing about cars

    Car is a 2010 Peugeot 5008 1.6 tdi

    Thanks

    No just run an extension lead from the house


  • #3
    Isambard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,795 ✭✭✭Isambard


    was it parked up for a while or the lights left on? might not be as simple as charging battery.


  • #4
    coco0981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭coco0981


    Isambard wrote: »
    was it parked up for a while or the lights left on? might not be as simple as charging battery.

    Its just used very little (like for 5 minute spins a few times a week) so has a habit of not starting unfortunately. Have needed to get a jump start a few times over the last few months and with the cold weather last week it didn't start one morning. So said I'd get a charger to see if that would help


  • #5
    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,359 ✭✭✭Padre_Pio


    Leave it in. Makes no difference.


  • #6
    coco0981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭coco0981


    Padre_Pio wrote: »
    Leave it in. Makes no difference.

    Thanks, will do that so


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  • #7
    Wayne Leone
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Wayne Leone


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058143575/charge-car-battery

    Did you have any problems accessing the terminals of the battery in the 5008? I have a 2013 model and I can only see/access the + terminal. Did you have to ground off a part of the car?


    Cheers.



  • #8
    coco0981
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,296 ✭✭✭coco0981


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121374199#Comment_121374199

    Yes there was a specific nut in the car that's meant to be used to ground it. There was a diagram in the manual that showed where it was



  • #9
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,260 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    Wow I am surprised nobody mentioned putting the battery in the oven yet



  • #10
    Sir Galahad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 745 ✭✭✭Sir Galahad


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121378180#Comment_121378180

    Or keeping a pound of butter in the boot. 🙈🙈🙈



  • #11
    JCN12
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭JCN12


    Or turning the battery upside down. 😂


    (Don't do it!)



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  • #12
    dickdasr1234
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭dickdasr1234


    Or maybe invest in a new battery?



  • #13
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,521 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    You can put a battery hen in the oven, but broil it.

    Not your ornery onager



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