Battery check – Avoid any inconvenience

Shivshakti battery & electricals Service will help you avoid the inconvenience of a dead battery.

  • Increase the shelf life of the battery
  • Detacts battery deterioration before failure occurs
  • High-quality replacement batteries used
  • Proper disposal of old batteries

The problem with car batteries is that they can deteriorate without showing any signs of impending failure. Often, the first thing you know about the problem is when your car finally fails to start – maybe at the most inconvenient of times. That’s a very good reason to get a periodic battery check.

Why is a regular battery check recommendable?
Regular battery checks are recommendable for several reasons:
  1. Early Detection of Issues: Regular checks allow you to identify battery problems early. Even if the battery appears fine, underlying issues may exist that could lead to unexpected failure.
  2. Load Testing: A battery might show a good reading without any load, but under load (such as starting the engine), it may fail to deliver the required power. Regular checks help evaluate its performance under load conditions.
  3. Deterioration: Car batteries can deteriorate over time without showing obvious signs. By monitoring the battery regularly, you can catch deterioration before it causes inconvenience.
  4. Peace of Mind: Knowing that your battery is in good condition provides peace of mind, especially during critical situations.
Remember, Shivshakti Battery & Auto Electric offers professional battery checks to ensure your vehicle’s reliability. 😊🚗🔋
What is involved in a battery check?
Certainly! Checking your car battery is essential for maintaining its health and preventing unexpected issues. Here are the basic steps to test a car battery:

Safety First:
Turn off the ignition and any accessories (lights, radio).
Wear protective gloves, goggles, and a mask to avoid hazards1.

Locate the Battery:
Most car batteries are under the hood.
Connect a Battery
 
Tester:
Attach the leads correctly to the battery terminals.

Test Voltage:
Use a multimeter set to DC voltage.
Connect the red lead to the positive terminal and the black lead to the negative terminal.
A good reading is around 13.8V23.

Perform a Load Test:
AutoZone or a professional service can perform an actual load test.
Monitor voltage while the car runs4.

Remember, regular battery checks ensure reliability and prevent inconvenience! 🚗🔋





What harms a battery?

The best way to maintain battery health is avoid additional system draws or loads. When running errands, or making trips, try and make them extended, or run a few errands at the same time. Lastly a great investment is a trickle charger for when the car is parked.

The only time the battery is really used to provide energy is during start up or when the car is off, or in the “Accessory” position. Once the car is running, the electrical energy needed is created by the alternator, which flows electricity through the battery, thus keeping it recharged but also stabilizing the alternator output (absorbing voltage spikes, etc.)

When large loads, or current draw components, are installed they can strain the alternator which then prevents the battery for receiving a full charge. Worth mentioning if the additional load doesn’t stress the alternator or demand more current the alternator outputs, it’s probably okay.

Short trips do the same thing. The battery looses energy during startup and if the trip is too short the alternator doesn’t get enough run time, at peak output, to charge the battery back to full state of charge. Do this enough and you slowly deplete the battery charge. You see this commonly with people who don’t drive a lot.

Lastly when these conditions occur, and the battery charge is slowly depleted with each drive, the battery becomes sulfated which prevents the battery for taking a charge. This why people who never, or rarely, drive have to replace their battery every few years.

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