My batteries on my 97 are so dead that they won't even charge.... They got put in around 2004 so I guess is time for new batteries....

Today I've learned something very interesting from Steffen..Man thanks bunch for this valuable tip....
I decided to go with the Interstate MTP-93 and you can find them at SamsClub for about $90 each....
So here is the tip from Steff.... Before putting the batteries in the car take some time and charge them slow with about 2 Amps or so.. When I connected mine to the charger they were 75% charged so basically we're putting uncharged batteries in our cars... Good stuff :-)

UPDATE: The second battery was actually 50% charged only... Imagine putting a 50% charged battery in your 850?


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Werd!

Are those batteries setting on a concrete floor, concrete floors will suck the life out of a battery to the point of not being abile to charge them back up.

Really? How is that? I will install them tomorrow. Will they be OK till tomorrow?


Are those batteries setting on a concrete floor, concrete floors will suck the life out of a battery to the point of not being abile to charge them back up.

From my experience in the past a battery will drain in 24 hours setting on concrete, not sure how it does it exactly but i have ruined several batteries in my early years this way. Set them on a board or on your workbench.

I just put them on my workbench till tomorrow..... Thank you my friend. No idea how it works but better safe than sorry... :-) Thanks again....


again....From my experience in the past a battery will drain in 24 hours setting on concrete, not sure how it does it exactly but i have ruined several batteries in my early years this way. Set them on a board or on your workbench.

Are those batteries setting on a concrete floor, concrete floors will suck the life out of a battery to the point of not being abile to charge them back up.

+1. Ethan, I guess you were flooded with information overload. I told you to charge them on your workbench, remember?? If I don't have room, then they sit on a piece of 3/4" plywood

Anyway, that is the charger I was talking about.

Wow that's a real head scratcher about the concrete floors...

Anyway, that is the charger I was talking about.[/quote]


And what charger is that, Steffen?

I still have a old school charger with the 3 charge settings. Alway open to new idea's. Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Carter

yeah someone taught me the same thing... but i still don't know for sure why.
but i always put batteries on wood

I've always believed that concrete drained batteries also and thus always put a block of wood underneath,and still will..But just for the hell of it I Googled it and this is what I found..I'll take this with a grain of salt tho..If I sold batteries I'd say the same thing


Pulmonetic Systems - Service & Support - Service FAQs (http://www.pulmonetic.com/support/faqs_service.aspx)
No. Concrete does not drain external batteries. Discharge rate is related to storage temperature. The warmer a storage area is, the faster it will deplete an external battery. Each ten-degree drop in ambient temperature in the storage area doubles the shelf life of the battery. Back to section Back to top
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Will it discharge the battery if left sitting on concrete? (http://www.optimabattery.co.uk/english_optima/faq.htm)

OPTIMA Batteries Frequently Asked Questions! (http://www.optimabattery.co.uk/english_optima/faq.htm)
No, today's batteries utilized polypropylene plastic for the case material. They will not be effected. When possible, always store a battery in a cool dry location.

Steff tell me about it :-) I have so many things in my mind and I don't even remember about the workbench stuff :-) But we save it on the last minute didn't we :-)
Yeah the charger is great indeed.... I have one from SamsClub that actually quit working after one year... So your advice on this charger was perfect as timing goes....along everything else.... Cheers mate....




+1. Ethan, I guess you were flooded with information overload. I told you to charge them on your workbench, remember?? If I don't have room, then they sit on a piece of 3/4" plywood

Anyway, that is the charger I was talking about.

...you might want to store that Propane tank outside while you are at it...

That one is empty :-) You're killing me guys :-)

...you might want to store that Propane tank outside while you are at it...