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Left Car Parked 8 Days, now it wont start. HELP!
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<blockquote data-quote="CCO" data-source="post: 67643" data-attributes="member: 970"><p>It's important to not let any battery discharge too much -- which will damage it and cause it to sulphate which in turn won't allow a charge.</p><p></p><p>I leave my trickler on all the time which is easy with the right attachment. This won't be convenient for everyone so close watching of the state of battery charge is important. Recharge as needed and don't allow the battery to discharge fully.</p><p></p><p>It's also important to note that an older battery that is half to 3/4 charged probably won't last more than a few days sitting, whereas a newer, fully charged battery will last much longer sitting idle.</p><p></p><p>The same is true in colder weather: A fully charged, new battery, is less effective in colder weather ...... and the colder the temps the less effective the battery is.</p><p>You can see that a battery that is some years old that still starts the car in warm weather probably won't in colder/coldest weather.</p><p></p><p>Some interesting reading from our friends at Corvette Central; Don't forget the "C6 Battery Concerns" link at the bottom:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000050h~Z5Z5Z5AABCB~P229.95~~~~S4580STU7X99237285250F~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000050H~~~" target="_blank">http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000050h~Z5Z5Z5AABCB~P229.95~~~~S4580STU7X99237285250F~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000050H~~~</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CCO, post: 67643, member: 970"] It's important to not let any battery discharge too much -- which will damage it and cause it to sulphate which in turn won't allow a charge. I leave my trickler on all the time which is easy with the right attachment. This won't be convenient for everyone so close watching of the state of battery charge is important. Recharge as needed and don't allow the battery to discharge fully. It's also important to note that an older battery that is half to 3/4 charged probably won't last more than a few days sitting, whereas a newer, fully charged battery will last much longer sitting idle. The same is true in colder weather: A fully charged, new battery, is less effective in colder weather ...... and the colder the temps the less effective the battery is. You can see that a battery that is some years old that still starts the car in warm weather probably won't in colder/coldest weather. Some interesting reading from our friends at Corvette Central; Don't forget the "C6 Battery Concerns" link at the bottom: [URL="http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000050h~Z5Z5Z5AABCB~P229.95~~~~S4580STU7X99237285250F~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000050H~~~"]http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb.dll?parta~dyndetail~Z5Z5Z50000050h~Z5Z5Z5AABCB~P229.95~~~~S4580STU7X99237285250F~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000050H~~~[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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