General aspects of the car battery

With the technological revolution in the car have been incorporating more and more electronic devices such as GPS, air conditioning, DVD ... and this reduces the battery life faster, up to 20% earlier than usual when these devices were available.

For all these reasons the importance of the battery in a car is getting higher, a neglect of maintenance can lead to an accident, to the point that 35% of accidents are due to a failure in the electrical system, whose power is in charge the battery.

Before you buy a battery to replace the depleted, it is advisable to consider some general aspects. For example, we know that there are two types of batteries, and maintenance MAINTENANCE, the latter being the most common. Although usually more expensive, it lasts up to 50% higher.

Another aspect is the ability and must ensure the highest storage choice (usually 72 Ah and cargo reservation 540 A). As for the warranty that we offer, it is normal to give us two years, but lately some brands or stores are offering up to 3 years, providing a new replacement if any problems happen.

We look at the reservation start by choosing a battery with a value between 300 and 540 A, never less than 300. A mean value of this factor can cause the car will not start at temperatures below -5 ° C.

Some common problems regarding the current batteries are leaving us the lights on for a long time, find the terminals that are whitish or spoiled in a few months.

If we have an oversight and we have forgotten to turn off the electrical system of our car, and stays there for a period of time, the load can be recovered if you get started with the help of clamps and a car, the more circular for 45 minutes to recover the cargo.

If we are whitish terminals, we must clean them with hot water, sodium bicarbonate and a small brush.

When the battery lasts us only a few months, it may happen that the clamps are not correct and move, pudidiéndose hit, broken or damaged.