Interesting "Realities" and "Myths" about Car Batteries

[Hibiki]

Check this out:

http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq14.htm

Looks like Maintenance Free battery is not recommended in our country. You decide.

[Bogeyman]

Baka naman hindi pa sila nakakarinig ng 'tropicalized' battery. :D

[Hibiki]

Baka naman hindi pa sila nakakarinig ng 'tropicalized' battery. :D

Sir Bogeyman, binasa ko writeup ng Motolite about "Tropicalized" batteries. Eto sabi:

1. More electrolyte solution:
There is more electrolyte solution above the plates. This means that there is less chance of battery failure due to water loss.

2. Accessible cells:
Only Motolite MF batteries have accessible cells. This means consumers may prolong the service life of their battery by adding water after the warranty period has lapsed.

3. Thicker plates:
Motolite plates are packed with more active material. Thicker plates mean longer life.

Pansinin mo yung 1 and 2. Parehong may kinalaman sa tubig ng battery. It all boils down to losing water. Kung magdadagdag ka rin ng tubig, e di low maintenance nga ang mas may sense -- at di hamak na mas mura. Peace!

[Bogeyman]

Kung magdadagdag ka rin ng tubig, e di low maintenance nga ang mas may sense -- at di hamak na mas mura. Peace!

Korek ka dyan. Parang yung flavored virgin coconut oil, e hindi na virgin yun kasi may halo na. Mas accurate sabihin na 'made from virgin coconut oil'.

[ian_rex]

based on my experience, maintenance free battery are not really maintenance free at all. one time while checking the battery, we decided to see what's inside- see if the water is still ok. it turns out, the water has gone out. so we have to buy distilled water and replenish the battery. mind you, the battery was only 6 months old (this was for the pick-up truck, for the sedan it was only 3 months).

[XTO]

maintenance free or not, nasa pag-gamit pa rin. my maintenance
free - 5 years na on Nov 27 singlakas pa rin ng kalabaw. yun nga
lang binuksan ko na after 2 years to check for the h20 level.
ngayon, check/add lang ako every month.

[falken]

Yung maintenance free ng dating car ko 4.5 yrs ko na nagamit one click pa rin the day I sold my car. Never even checked the battery.

[Djerms]

My maintenance free batteries only last 20 months

[Hibiki]

maintenance free or not, nasa pag-gamit pa rin. my maintenance
free - 5 years na on Nov 27 singlakas pa rin ng kalabaw. yun nga
lang binuksan ko na after 2 years to check for the h20 level.
ngayon, check/add lang ako every month.

Madali lang bang buksan? May butas din ba tulad ng regular battery? Yung sa akin, balak kong buksan then refill ng H20. Medyo mahina na kasi. Outlast na Maintenance Free. More than 2 years na rin. Check ko lang kung magi-improve pa kapag i-refill.

[knight23]

3 yrs na battery ko, haven't checked it even once.

[hubertq34]

meron akong van na bumabyahe ng cubao to sta rosa, coding lang pahinga, tapos habang naghihintay ng pila, nagraradio o nanonod ng pelikula ung driver pamatay ng oras. every 12mos kami nagpapalit, kaya tama nga dipende sa gamit...

[theveed]

The "tropicalize" thing is stupid IMO.

Tropicalize, pero desert ang background, hello.

In addition, there's NO WAY that Philippine weather is worse than desert locations.

Heck, we don't even have winter, that's where batteries are most challenged.

Local MF batteries are just LOW MAINTENANCE batteries. Real MFs can't be opened and you can't pour water inside.

[theveed]

Gawain ng magagaling na mekaniko dito yan..

14.6. MYTH: Test an alternator by disconnecting the battery with the engine running.

False! A battery acts like a voltage stabilizer or filter to the pulsating DC produced by the alternator. Disconnecting a battery while the engine is running could destroy the sensitive electronic components connected to the electrical system such as the emission computer, radio, audio system, cell phone, alarm system, etc., or the charging system, especially with internal voltage regulators, because the peak voltage can rise to 40 volts or more. In the 1970s, removing a battery terminal was an accepted practice to test charging systems of that era. That is not the case today. Static electricity and spikes from connecting and disconnecting batteries or test equipment could also damage sensitive electronic components.

Same folks that tells you to warm up your engine before driving, revving your engine before turning it off, etc...

[afrasay]

Madali lang bang buksan? May butas din ba tulad ng regular battery? Yung sa akin, balak kong buksan then refill ng H20. Medyo mahina na kasi. Outlast na Maintenance Free. More than 2 years na rin. Check ko lang kung magi-improve pa kapag i-refill.

kung wala na sa warranty period, alisin mo yun sticker sa ibabaw then makikita mo na yun mag cover ng plates, gumamit ka ng coin to open it.

[XTO]

Madali lang bang buksan? May butas din ba tulad ng regular battery? Yung sa akin, balak kong buksan then refill ng H20. Medyo mahina na kasi. Outlast na Maintenance Free. More than 2 years na rin. Check ko lang kung magi-improve pa kapag i-refill.

madali lang, once matanggal mo yung sticker ordinary battery na

itsura n'ya. kinaganda lang ng maint. free matibay ang case, hindi basta

basta lumolobo. check/maintain the h2O level once a month. sigurado

tatagal yan.

[chrisboy]

our maintenance free is way past 4 years na. i remember when we used to have the old battery types... parati na lang nilalagyan ng water and tapos merong coins sa ibabaw ng battery hehehe

[Hibiki]

Salamat. Cge, try ko bukas.

[OTEP]

Low Maint or Conventional batteries na din lang usually kinukuha ko. Ganun din naman, every week I'm doing an underhood check for other vehicle systems. So isabay ko na lang yung pagsilip sa battery.

[baludoy]

^ dapat nabasa ko 'to bago ako nagpalit ng baterya ilang linggo nang nakakaraan...nakamura pa sana ako

[torque2006]

mine's (maintenance free) been with me for 3.5 years. so far the only problem i have with it is that the contact points are very worn. (we do a lot of testing of aftermarket parts in my car). May battery'es water level is 8/9. Very surprising for a local brand. Hinde to motolite

Strong as ever.