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Old 07-28-2012, 10:27 AM   #13 (permalink)
Ryland
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Originally Posted by Sheikz2 View Post
So the battery won't charge completely under normal conditions (no EOCing)?
I would say that you need to let your engine run for at least 2 minutes for every use of the starter, 3-5 minutes would be better to get the battery charged back up, but you are going to be lacking the absorption part of the charging cycle, so no, it's not going to charge completely under any short trips, that is why if you are not letting your battery charge up fully that it's a good idea to put it on a regular battery charger, it's very rare for me to leave town, so my car never runs for very long either, because of this every few months I put a charger on and my battery is going on 6 years old and starts up even on the coldest days without issue.
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