My battery died. how do I save it?

"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes) 06/18/2014 at 23:04 • Filed to: None

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I have to wait a long time for one to be delivered because otherwise I would pay $130 for a miata battery.

My battery wont keep a charge. It has always taken a while but evetually drained and would not start. I took out the battery and left it charging for like 4 hours and reached 13.6 volts I hook up the multimeter and just watch it dropping like cray within an hour it dropped to 10.8 and just stayed there forever. The thing is an exide classic that is 5 months old.

Is this battery truely nuked or is there a way to save it?

have this porsche for reading this

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:06

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It is dead.

Frank Grimes > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/18/2014 at 23:07

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But it is so young and handsome how could it die so young?!

Drakkon- Most Glorious and Upright Person of Genius > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:08

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Stick a fork in it.

JUST A FIGURE OF SPEECH! PUT THE FORK DOWN!

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:10

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Buy a new one.

Agrajag > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:10

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Is it a serviceable battery? Otherwise should be warranted. The store you got it from should just have to call Exide and get an authorization for an exchange.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:15

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China?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:16

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Batteries should have a warranty on them, If it's so new, it should be exchanged for free

orcim > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:20

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Internal short. Happens.

Sometimes I get the "internal short" thing going on, but then I remember it's about technique.

Frank Grimes > orcim 06/18/2014 at 23:27

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explain wizard man I am all ears.

Frank Grimes > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 06/18/2014 at 23:28

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the answer to most crap breaking is china but I think its made in merika.

Frank Grimes > Agrajag 06/18/2014 at 23:29

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Thats what sucks it came with the car and the reciept just says it was replaced under warranty. The shop that did it is over and hour and a half away.

Agrajag > Frank Grimes 06/18/2014 at 23:45

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I'd probably just fork out the money for a new one. The shop will probably give you a bunch of bull since you weren't the one who owned the car at the time. It'll save you a headache and a 3 hour drive.

CRider > Frank Grimes 06/19/2014 at 00:00

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If you have the receipt for the battery, any shop that sells that brand battery should be able to replace it under warranty.

XJDano > Frank Grimes 06/19/2014 at 00:01

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you will need a new one, but a coworker told me about putting aspirin in with the acid. I've never done it, but if it works it does. I doubt it would continue to work.

Don't you have another car you can borrow a battery from?

Frank Grimes > CRider 06/19/2014 at 00:28

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I wish I did it is just a generic reciept that say the battery was replaced doesnt list type or brand or anything.

Squid > Frank Grimes 06/19/2014 at 06:28

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You got a sulfated plate or a dead cell. the battery is gone. Time to replace it.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Frank Grimes 06/19/2014 at 11:08

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Does the battery have the stickers on top punched that show the install or manufacture date. Most have those and any store that sells that brand might (should?) honor it even without a receipt.

Frank Grimes > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 06/19/2014 at 16:30

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the sticker isnt punched out but there is a sticker on it saying it was "shipped 2013" which looks like a factory sticker.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Frank Grimes 06/19/2014 at 17:10

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It would be worthwhile to bring it by a store that sells the brand. Most have some type of warranty that goes out a few years. The worst thing they can do is say "no, we can't warranty this".

Frank Grimes > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 06/19/2014 at 19:00

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there is an Cal Ranch store on the exide site but I doubt they sell car batteries. all other dealers are way too far away.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Frank Grimes 06/19/2014 at 19:20

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As long as they sell Exide batteries they should be able to talk to you about warranty. And if it is a farm supply store they will probably have a decent selection of batteries.

Frank Grimes > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 06/19/2014 at 20:43

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hmmm I might have to try this out. Thank you for your dilligence in replying.

orcim > orcim 06/20/2014 at 03:08

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The internal short reference is something that's taken out several batteries for me. A growth of something inside shorts one side to the other, causing it to be able to charge, and seem normal at first, but it just discharges really fast without any other use.

And sometimes that happens to me, discharging too fast, too. So then I remember my techniques.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > Frank Grimes 06/20/2014 at 11:04

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You're welcome.