Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Battery Dead after 8 days sitting the garage

kenchan · 08-06-2012, 09:55 PM

you have to drive considerably at higher rpm for the battery to recharge. 5mile trip is hardly enough to charge the battery... in fact, it will drain it.

i put my dd on a battery manager every weekend as my commute is only 11-12 miles one way. it's not enough to have a healthy charge. i will add im on a 8yr old original battery and started up fine in -2F weather.

i do add distilled water from time to time (once every 3yrs) when the cells show a dip in level.

08-06-2012, 09:55 PM	#38 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	you have to drive considerably at higher rpm for the battery to recharge. 5mile trip is hardly enough to charge the battery... in fact, it will drain it. i put my dd on a battery manager every weekend as my commute is only 11-12 miles one way. it's not enough to have a healthy charge. i will add im on a 8yr old original battery and started up fine in -2F weather. i do add distilled water from time to time (once every 3yrs) when the cells show a dip in level.