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I think around 3 times (including last week) I've had to bring my dead (depleted) battery to O'Reilly to charge it (left lights on). They put it in a device that puts a full charge on it in about an hour. To do this I have to:
Remove battery
Put it in my bicycle's rear basket and ride ~3+ miles to the store, hope no one has gotten there before me
wait an hour
ride home
Replace in car
I have a trickle charger to keep battery topped up (sometimes I don't drive the car for several weeks or more). I have a stronger one that I got at Kragen, but it's not strong enough to charge a depleted battery (last week it was at under 5v).
1. How much would it cost to get a charger that would restore charge on a depleted battery?
2. Would this do a better job than the zapper at O'Reilly? I wonder if charging that fast is bad for the battery.
3. The charge on the battery now is over 13v according to my mulitimeter. It's never over 12.68v or so normally, usually less. Is that bad? I haven't driven the car since O'Reilly charged the battery.
Remove battery
Put it in my bicycle's rear basket and ride ~3+ miles to the store, hope no one has gotten there before me
wait an hour
ride home
Replace in car
I have a trickle charger to keep battery topped up (sometimes I don't drive the car for several weeks or more). I have a stronger one that I got at Kragen, but it's not strong enough to charge a depleted battery (last week it was at under 5v).
1. How much would it cost to get a charger that would restore charge on a depleted battery?
2. Would this do a better job than the zapper at O'Reilly? I wonder if charging that fast is bad for the battery.
3. The charge on the battery now is over 13v according to my mulitimeter. It's never over 12.68v or so normally, usually less. Is that bad? I haven't driven the car since O'Reilly charged the battery.