Denno
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Hi guys,
A couple of questions:
I have a V6 VX commodore - how long would I have to drive for to recharge the battery enough to compensate for the drain in starting the car? I have stock everything under the bonnet (i.e. alternator).
Reason for asking
I drive 2.1km from home to the train station and back each day (drive time of ~5 minutes one way), but my battery never seems to top itself back up. (or I have another problem, which I'm in the process of diagnosing by posting this here)
Also, for a V6, what would be the best battery charger to use? I bought a cheapo charger from Repco (it looks similar to this one https://www.autobarn.com.au/battery-link-battery-charger-12v-2700ma-ch4 - Repco's website doesn't have their products listed so can't find the exact one), but it doesn't seem to do a very good job of charging.. I put my car on charge on a Sunday for 8-9 hours, but the indicator on my battery still says it needs to be charged, and the voltage barely stays above 12V.
The battery I have is also a Repco one (they had a sale), I can't remember the exact model, but it's labeled as "High Performance", and it's the one for a Commodore.
I'm aware I could have a battery drain issue when the car is off, however I just want to find out this information for now before I go disconnecting everything from the battery to try and figure out if there is something that's draining the battery overnight.
Thanks,
Denno
A couple of questions:
I have a V6 VX commodore - how long would I have to drive for to recharge the battery enough to compensate for the drain in starting the car? I have stock everything under the bonnet (i.e. alternator).
Reason for asking
I drive 2.1km from home to the train station and back each day (drive time of ~5 minutes one way), but my battery never seems to top itself back up. (or I have another problem, which I'm in the process of diagnosing by posting this here)
Also, for a V6, what would be the best battery charger to use? I bought a cheapo charger from Repco (it looks similar to this one https://www.autobarn.com.au/battery-link-battery-charger-12v-2700ma-ch4 - Repco's website doesn't have their products listed so can't find the exact one), but it doesn't seem to do a very good job of charging.. I put my car on charge on a Sunday for 8-9 hours, but the indicator on my battery still says it needs to be charged, and the voltage barely stays above 12V.
The battery I have is also a Repco one (they had a sale), I can't remember the exact model, but it's labeled as "High Performance", and it's the one for a Commodore.
I'm aware I could have a battery drain issue when the car is off, however I just want to find out this information for now before I go disconnecting everything from the battery to try and figure out if there is something that's draining the battery overnight.
Thanks,
Denno