CentralCoaster

It's been sitting for maybe 2 weeks at 2.5volts. New diehard gold as of two months ago. (yeah I know, Diehard is just paying extra for a warranty on a crappy battery). I don't know how that happened, I had the interior/ctsy fuse out and was working on the dash and with the throttle body. Nothing turned on when I hooked up the battery charger.

What do you guys think?

Trog

That is a long time at a discharged rate... doubt it will take a full charge again... might want to get that warranty out & see if they will exchange it... You don't have to tell em you caused it. Just went out & it was dead the next AM... :-)

hippy

Seriously, I've treated batteries worse than that for longer periods of time. I have a trick that works to bring em back but I don't want to post it.
Give it a charge and see if it takes.

CentralCoaster

What's your trick? Buy a new one and swap the stickers and return it? I bet you're good at rubix cubes too.

hippy

Sht no, I'd post that.
It isn't using a dremel to change the date either.

cv67

?WTF!


ur box iz ful

hippy

He needs to mod hiz boxz to hold more, eh?

cv67

modz pikz bichz

CentralCoaster

Maybe I should just forward alll the tech questions I get to the mods instead. Then it'd just be cuisinart in there.

hippy

What does he axe you? What ur modz and wht is ur hp after the modz?

goldeneye_vet

Charge it up and you'll be fine. If not you have a 90 day free replacement I beleive on their batteries and after that it is pro-rated. If it holds at 13-13.5 volts you are good to go.

hngacurv

You should be fine to just charge it.

rick lambert

Love the Diehards-charge it-you'll be fine!

Ramanstud

I have a craphard GOLD and I think it lasted... 2 months? It still holds a charge but I have to start/run the car every 4-5 days or it dies. It's my second one...

I looked for a short or high bleed and didn't find one, so I think it's just the el-cheapo batteries from autozone. But the warranties are worth it if you don't mind swapping them out every few months. Lol.

That's what you get for walmarting your vette, mang!

CFI-EFI

More than one battery with the same problem? That would suggest that the problem isn't with the batteries.

Didn't FIND? Or didn't HAVE??? What IS your amperage draw>

RACE ON!!!

AORoads

Yeah, and I agree with ricklam, just charge it and go. If not, that warranty will work. Must be something new that they do full replace w/in 90 days. You're still within, just barely, so don't waste any time. And keep that receipt!!!!

rocco16

I think you didn't do the battery any good, but probably did less real damage than you might expect.
Put it on a trickle charge until it is fully charged. If 'fully charged' doesn't do the job, then take it back. They'll just probably pro-rate it and it'll cost you a few bucks for a new one.
Then.....disconnect the battery any time you are working on the systems.

Larry
code5coupe

dave_85

I read somewhere that every time you discharge a non deep cycle battery you will loose %50 percent of it’s normal life. Did it freeze.

Ramanstud

I don't remember the draw off hand, but I believed it was in spec (with what's in my factory manual).

I had to buy three seperate starters (autozone) the last time around too as the first two wouldn't crank ("rebuilt in box" so to speak) - does that mean it's the battery cable? I understand your point, but given the quality of parts and craftsmanship at the chain parts stores these days, I'm more likely to suspect the replacement parts before my 23 year old vette.

PS: What size headers should I get???

Trog

Hey Centralcoaster!! Clear your private message box so I can respond to your inquiry... that or email me...