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    #141
    Quote Originally Posted by crazy_boy View Post
    ^magkano ang Exide battery? and saan meron?
    cb, keh jawe din... competitor ng amaron...

    mahal na nang amaron pro, yung 3sm na reverese polarity. 6,300... nung binili ko akin before eh 5k lang ata yun( hi-life version). although tagal na nun ahaha.

    yung exide na SF sonic ay 5k ang benta nya... i tried it, bumili ako kahapon... tagal masira nung amaron eh nakakainip kaya nilipat ko sa isang sasakyan na failing na yung nakakabit na battery.. para makasubok ng ibang battery.

    mas mabigat Exide Sf sonic compared sa amaron pro.. probably by around 1-2kgs more...

    nagka interest ako beside the fact na EXIDE gumagawa, eh dahil doon sa "new alloy post grid material" which is sa research ko eh C21 alloy with Barium...
    eh furukawa japan batteries pala nag develop noon... so nasa fore front ng battery development ika nga.. ahahahaha...

    sulit na sulit ako sa amaron, 36 months na eh, hopefully eh mas matagal ito masira. para meh benchmark ako.

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    #142
    ^sige, sabihan mo din kami kung ok ba yang Exide na yan. mas maganda kung mas maraming options na cheaper and better quality.

    mga L300 vans namin naka amaron na din lahat hehe so far ok naman in terms of price. benchmark kasi parati is motolite.

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    #143
    Quote Originally Posted by ninjababez View Post
    AT kasi tranny ko bro, and i wouldnt want to have issues that could be avoided by replacing the battery every year. tutal mura lang naman ang kukunin ko na brand new battery kaya OK lang kahit di hi-end.
    any other thoughts?

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    AT kasi tranny ko bro, and i wouldnt want to have issues that could be avoided by replacing the battery every year. tutal mura lang naman ang kukunin ko na brand new battery kaya OK lang kahit di hi-end.
    any other thoughts?

    wag mo gagawin iyan. nagtry na ako niyan. kinalawang battery holder ko at mabilis kumulo mga ganyang battery. baka wala pang 2 years bulok na ung side ng kaha ng auto mo sa may baterya.

    ended up buying MF free or any "known" at least higher end brands na low maintenance (de-tubig). buti na lang ung holder ng ek lang ang nabulok.

    tsaka, madali na naman express hatid today, kaya no worries na, unless otherwise, magpoprobinsya ka.

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    #144
    Quote Originally Posted by RomeoAlpha View Post
    wag mo gagawin iyan. nagtry na ako niyan. kinalawang battery holder ko at mabilis kumulo mga ganyang battery. baka wala pang 2 years bulok na ung side ng kaha ng auto mo sa may baterya.

    ended up buying MF free or any "known" at least higher end brands na low maintenance (de-tubig). buti na lang ung holder ng ek lang ang nabulok.

    tsaka, madali na naman express hatid today, kaya no worries na, unless otherwise, magpoprobinsya ka.
    bro confirm ko lang, wag ako bibili ng cheap battery?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RomeoAlpha View Post
    wag mo gagawin iyan. nagtry na ako niyan. kinalawang battery holder ko at mabilis kumulo mga ganyang battery. baka wala pang 2 years bulok na ung side ng kaha ng auto mo sa may baterya.

    ended up buying MF free or any "known" at least higher end brands na low maintenance (de-tubig). buti na lang ung holder ng ek lang ang nabulok.

    tsaka, madali na naman express hatid today, kaya no worries na, unless otherwise, magpoprobinsya ka.
    bro confirm ko lang, wag ako bibili ng cheap battery?

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    #145
    Quote Originally Posted by _Cathy_ View Post
    I wait until the battery is dead. It is easy to push start naman then call motolite. But recently I replaced na without waiting for the batt to die and bought Amaron
    i am impressed!
    very few females even know what push-start means! more so, when one says it's easy (which it is, esp if the car is efi)..

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    Quote Originally Posted by ninjababez View Post
    bro confirm ko lang, wag ako bibili ng cheap battery?

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    bro confirm ko lang, wag ako bibili ng cheap battery?
    that depends.
    you may try a cheap battery, as long as it's not a cheap battery.

    cheap = mura presyo, kumpara sa kumpentensiya. but it's still good quality.
    cheap = inferior quality. designed to maximize profit, at whatever cost.

    some brands do sell a cheaper battery. it's given a different name, so as to avoid paying royalties, and probably, scrimp a bit on the manufacturing, but not too much. but it's still good quality. mine ("champ..." by motolite} was warrantied for 1 year, but it's been over 2 years and still going strong.
    Last edited by dr. d; April 9th, 2015 at 10:05 AM.

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    #147
    Even the best quality battery will not reach full life expectancy if:
    There is no hold down or the battery is subjected to impact,

    The temperature of the location is always hot,

    The charging system is either overcharging or undercharging,

    There are too many or too much current draw of additional electrical load other than the factory power loads. Too much borloloy strains the charging system,

    And many short stop/start cycles

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    #148
    doubledouble.
    Last edited by dr. d; April 9th, 2015 at 11:32 AM.

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    #149
    current lead acid auto batteries deteriorate fastest, when they remain "discharged for long periods of time". nabasa ko (understood it, is different) that the sulphides that form during discharge, flake off and cause diminished ability to hold electrical charge.
    the suggestion was, keep the battery fully charged at all times, especially when the vehicle will not be used for long periods of time.

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    #150
    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    i am impressed!
    very few females even know what push-start means!
    Di ba yan yung button sa dash?

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    Quote Originally Posted by johnm View Post
    di ba yan yung button sa dash?
    hahaha!!

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    #152
    Push starting a computer controlled engine car will give you a diagnostic trouble code "no STA" signal detected. This is the same circuit as the 50 of the starter

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    Quote Originally Posted by jick.cejoco View Post
    Push starting a computer controlled engine car will give you a diagnostic trouble code "no STA" signal detected. This is the same circuit as the 50 of the starter
    but is this standard?
    because i never had such code seen!
    maybe my car isn't "intelligent enough"?

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    #154
    Or you were using a code reader. A bi-directional scan tool is different

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    Quote Originally Posted by jick.cejoco View Post
    Or you were using a code reader. A bi-directional scan tool is different
    perhaps. oh well, i didn't think anymore of it, because the car already started and i got my battery replaced.

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    #156
    May nakasubok na ba dito ng Bosch battery, 2SM 95AH daw ayon sa isang FB auto club at sa Amaron dealer din nabili * 5K?

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    #157
    Tanong lang mga boss,

    yung vios kasi namin 4 years old na, pero hindi pa napapalitan yung battery. Yung battery na gamit ngayon eh yun yung kasama sa kotse noong binili (Motolite Gold). Wala pa naman problema except noong isang beses na medyo matagal umandar kasi matagal ginamit yung radyo sa ACC. Hindi kasi madalas gamitin yung kotse na ito at madalas nasa garahe lang. Dahil marunong na ako magdrive, nakakalabas na ng garahe yung vios. Takot ko lang kasi baka mamaya hindi na lang magstart yung kotse kapag dala ko. Paano ba malaman kung mahina na yung battery? Sa tingin niyo gaano pa tatagal yung battery niya? Short trips lang pala ang takbo ko (Usually 8km lang takbo ko, balikan na yun) tapos pinakamalayo ko naman sa ngayon is 60km balikan.

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    #158
    Quote Originally Posted by Artur View Post
    Tanong lang mga boss,

    yung vios kasi namin 4 years old na, pero hindi pa napapalitan yung battery. Yung battery na gamit ngayon eh yun yung kasama sa kotse noong binili (Motolite Gold). Wala pa naman problema except noong isang beses na medyo matagal umandar kasi matagal ginamit yung radyo sa ACC. Hindi kasi madalas gamitin yung kotse na ito at madalas nasa garahe lang. Dahil marunong na ako magdrive, nakakalabas na ng garahe yung vios. Takot ko lang kasi baka mamaya hindi na lang magstart yung kotse kapag dala ko. Paano ba malaman kung mahina na yung battery? Sa tingin niyo gaano pa tatagal yung battery niya? Short trips lang pala ang takbo ko (Usually 8km lang takbo ko, balikan na yun) tapos pinakamalayo ko naman sa ngayon is 60km balikan.
    4 years is quite good already. malapit na nga yan. Better have the express delivery number of Motolite just in case.

    You can check the voltage of the batter using a voltmeter. If nasa 12V and below na, malapit na yan

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    #159
    Quote Originally Posted by Artur View Post
    Tanong lang mga boss,

    yung vios kasi namin 4 years old na, pero hindi pa napapalitan yung battery. Yung battery na gamit ngayon eh yun yung kasama sa kotse noong binili (Motolite Gold). Wala pa naman problema except noong isang beses na medyo matagal umandar kasi matagal ginamit yung radyo sa ACC. Hindi kasi madalas gamitin yung kotse na ito at madalas nasa garahe lang. Dahil marunong na ako magdrive, nakakalabas na ng garahe yung vios. Takot ko lang kasi baka mamaya hindi na lang magstart yung kotse kapag dala ko. Paano ba malaman kung mahina na yung battery? Sa tingin niyo gaano pa tatagal yung battery niya? Short trips lang pala ang takbo ko (Usually 8km lang takbo ko, balikan na yun) tapos pinakamalayo ko naman sa ngayon is 60km balikan.
    Minsan sir bigla na lang bumibigay. Like in my last battery replacement, nung umaga ok pa tapos nung paalis na ako ng gabi ayaw na magstart. After fully charging it, di na talaga siya naghohold ng charge. Like what sir Jesto said, keep motolite's express hatid number handy, plus the cash. NS60 motolite gold was around 4k when I got one a couple of weeks ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Artur View Post
    Tanong lang mga boss,

    yung vios kasi namin 4 years old na, pero hindi pa napapalitan yung battery. Yung battery na gamit ngayon eh yun yung kasama sa kotse noong binili (Motolite Gold). Wala pa naman problema except noong isang beses na medyo matagal umandar kasi matagal ginamit yung radyo sa ACC. Hindi kasi madalas gamitin yung kotse na ito at madalas nasa garahe lang. Dahil marunong na ako magdrive, nakakalabas na ng garahe yung vios. Takot ko lang kasi baka mamaya hindi na lang magstart yung kotse kapag dala ko. Paano ba malaman kung mahina na yung battery? Sa tingin niyo gaano pa tatagal yung battery niya? Short trips lang pala ang takbo ko (Usually 8km lang takbo ko, balikan na yun) tapos pinakamalayo ko naman sa ngayon is 60km balikan.
    Minsan sir bigla na lang bumibigay. Like in my last battery replacement, nung umaga ok pa tapos nung paalis na ako ng gabi ayaw na magstart. After fully charging it, di na talaga siya naghohold ng charge. Like what sir Jesto said, keep motolite's express hatid number handy, plus the cash. NS60 motolite gold was around 4k when I got one a couple of weeks ago.

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    #160
    Quote Originally Posted by Artur View Post
    Tanong lang mga boss,

    yung vios kasi namin 4 years old na, pero hindi pa napapalitan yung battery. Yung battery na gamit ngayon eh yun yung kasama sa kotse noong binili (Motolite Gold). Wala pa naman problema except noong isang beses na medyo matagal umandar kasi matagal ginamit yung radyo sa ACC. Hindi kasi madalas gamitin yung kotse na ito at madalas nasa garahe lang. Dahil marunong na ako magdrive, nakakalabas na ng garahe yung vios. Takot ko lang kasi baka mamaya hindi na lang magstart yung kotse kapag dala ko. Paano ba malaman kung mahina na yung battery? Sa tingin niyo gaano pa tatagal yung battery niya? Short trips lang pala ang takbo ko (Usually 8km lang takbo ko, balikan na yun) tapos pinakamalayo ko naman sa ngayon is 60km balikan.
    dalin sa batt shop na may digital batt capacity/life tester, 2015 na meron na tayo ganito technology... sa toyota P175 ang singil nila sa test na ganito...

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