battery life

[lmfvf2ssredlineute]

i posted this some time ago and wondering how are other members going with there car batteries
i bought two 2017 redlines new and both batteries are still going strong
my ebay load tester says both battery's are ok
5 years is good for a car that runs lots of power draining stuff
anyone with a 2017 car replaced one yet
these ac- delco batteries seem to be good quality and worth replacing with same

 

[stooge]

5 years is good for a car that runs lots of power draining stuff

you know what an alternator is right?

 

[losh1971]

i posted this some time ago and wondering how are other members going with there car batteries
i bought two 2017 redlines new and both batteries are still going strong
my ebay load tester says both battery's are ok
5 years is good for a car that runs lots of power draining stuff
anyone with a 2017 car replaced one yet
these ac- delco batteries seem to be good quality and worth replacing with same

Those Delco batteries get good reviews. May help that they no longer cop engine heat too.

 

[Ginger Beer]

Throwing on a quality multi stage trickle charger on during "down time" helps alot, especially during colder months

My bike lives on a trickle charger, and the car has it's own hooked up every so often or if the car is going to sit around unused for a while

I have connectors like the image below wired to the batteries of the car and bike for ease of quickly connecting my 7 stage chargers

 

[Ron Burgundy]

I have 2016 SS still with OEM battery. No issues. Can't complain

 

[Anthony121]

i posted this some time ago and wondering how are other members going with there car batteries
i bought two 2017 redlines new and both batteries are still going strong
my ebay load tester says both battery's are ok
5 years is good for a car that runs lots of power draining stuff
anyone with a 2017 car replaced one yet
these ac- delco batteries seem to be good quality and worth replacing with same

I purchased two cars in 2017 like yourself. The one I drive every day is fine still but in 2020 I replaced the battery in my Director. A mate also has an SS built within a week of my Director and his battery died too.

My first VF Calais V was sold after 4 years with original battery. my VE Calais sold after 6 years with original battery. The location of the battery in the boot helps prolong the battery's life.

 

[losh1971]

Throwing on a quality multi stage trickle charger on during "down time" helps alot, especially during colder months

My bike lives on a trickle charger, and the car has it's own hooked up every so often or if the car is going to sit around unused for a while

I have connectors like the image below wired to the batteries of the car and bike for ease of quickly connecting my 7 stage chargers

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I throw the charger on mine every couple of months, just to ensure every so often it gets a full charge. The batteries in the VE and VF take a while to charge and require the right type of charger, one capable of fully charging a calcium. Mine takes about 14-16hrs to reach full and I drive it most days. A small CTEK would probably work. Mine is a Repco 8amp and takes forever, a 16amp would be better suited I think.

 

[J_D 2.0]

i posted this some time ago and wondering how are other members going with there car batteries
i bought two 2017 redlines new and both batteries are still going strong
my ebay load tester says both battery's are ok
5 years is good for a car that runs lots of power draining stuff
anyone with a 2017 car replaced one yet
these ac- delco batteries seem to be good quality and worth replacing with same

The biggest killer of car batteries is heat. The VE/VF series Commodores having the battery in the boot is already winning half the battle against entropy.

I never had a battery in my old VE SV6 last less than 7 years. Every other car I‘ve ever owned would be lucky if it made 5 years out of a battery because they were mounted in the engine bay.

 

[wetwork65]

My SV6 is from 2014. It gets started several times about every second day (shopping etc), less often during the height of Covid.
I noticed some deterioration in the battery in early 2021 and bought a Ctek 5A charger.That kept it alive for another 6 months.
7 years out of the battery.
Replaced with the V8 rated AC Delco battery. The starter motor rotates at high speed every time I turn the key. That is my indicator of stored electricity quality (calibrated as oomphs per second or something).
My other car, the SSV which is a bit newer starts up once a week on average. It had its battery changed at much the same time.
I give it some Ctek love every couple of weeks.
It's starter motor also rotates at a high number of oomphs.

 

[hjtrbo]

Yep, I'll add to the discussion. Late 2015 LSA V8, Still on the original battery. Never used a maintenance charger on it. It's the quality battery and the 'smart' alternator that keeps them alive for so long.