another battery thread
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From: sylvania ohio
another battery thread
i've had to charge battery a couple times recently [c5 auto., 2000 coupe , 36000 miles ] . took car to have battery checked and was told the battery is good other than it should have 880 cca and has 695 cca . battery is ,i think, a couple years old . your thoughts would be appreciated . thanks ...peace ..........oh, incidentally , we've driven it about 25 miles in last 5 or 6 weeks .
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Originally Posted by bigcypress
i've had to charge battery a couple times recently [c5 auto., 2000 coupe , 36000 miles ] . took car to have battery checked and was told the battery is good other than it should have 880 cca and has 695 cca . battery is ,i think, a couple years old . your thoughts would be appreciated . thanks ...peace ..........oh, incidentally , we've driven it about 25 miles in last 5 or 6 weeks .
Just keep it charged. If it still has 695CCA don't worry about. Most automotive batteries are at an 80% state of charge in normal use.
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Originally Posted by bigcypress
i've had to charge battery a couple times recently [c5 auto., 2000 coupe , 36000 miles ] . took car to have battery checked and was told the battery is good other than it should have 880 cca and has 695 cca . battery is ,i think, a couple years old . your thoughts would be appreciated . thanks ...peace ..........oh, incidentally , we've driven it about 25 miles in last 5 or 6 weeks .
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thanks folks,sorry about being on c6 i thought i was on c5 . i'm not good on computer and had just had a problem on archerytalk.com which frustrated me and lead to my error here . i'll try to be more careful and get the right forum next time . in any case thanks for the replies i'm sure they will solve my problem and i have a 'battery tender' on the car as we speak . . . .peace . . .bc
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Hey BC,
No apology necessary. Batteries are an issue on the C6 also, as you saw from the replies you got. Enjoy the heck out of your car.
No apology necessary. Batteries are an issue on the C6 also, as you saw from the replies you got. Enjoy the heck out of your car.
