michigancapri92 Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I would check your car and see if you have any parasitic draw somewhere ... no way should that battery have been dead dead , also get a battery tender, I havea 3400 in my car and a battery tender hard wired , when ever I park the car even for over night I plug that baby in ! don't give up on xs there stuff is tried and true , I think there are other factors at play here Quote Teamcapri.comThe TeamCapri 1992 Mercury Capri XR22012 FORD EDGE SQ BUILDOld build logMy FeedBack1992 Mercury capri XR2 Hyper LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsuv Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I've got a D3100 that has been sitting in the garage all year. When I put the charger on automatic it only takes a few seconds to kick off and say it's fully charged. Should I just let it set on a trickle charge for a while anyway just to be safe? Sitting in the garage, and having one hooked up in a car are 2 different things. Batteries properly stored will be fine. Newer cars have electronics that are always on. Over time, they will drain any battery no matter how nice or new it was. Same goes for setting an alarm system and letting it sit for months on end. Quote Designing, building, and shipping boxes. Yahoo IM - kingsuv00If the listening level is too loud, please inform the driver, so he can promptly pull over, and let you out. not many cars can get me to pluggin my ears but this one.......damn. I mean the first minute is ok but that thing just really starts digging deeper and deeper in your earhole till you cant stand it no more. Seems like it does it with relative ease....16 12's on 8 amps.........gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namosh Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I misread the OP. I thought it was purchased to replace a Yellowtop in the summer and not installed until now and it is not taking a charge. I got it now. Quote My Ram Quad Cab Blow-through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho631 Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 You know what I do have a viper alarm that stoped working after the swap, I wonder if that has somthing to do with it. Its a 96 town car which has a massive electrical system but the optima lasted much longer under the same conditions. I also have 8 optima group 31 in the trunk for the hydro system that are also 5 years old and I only charge those 3 times a year and they are still good. I think I will try a bigger xs power battery this time, cyber monday is comming up, I wonder if I can find a good deal on one. Also I think I'll get a battery tender too, definitely worth it. Thanks on all the replys. Quote ''The Darkest Souls Are Not Those Wich Choose To Exist Within The Hell Of The Abyss, But Those Wich Choose To Break Free From The Abyss And Move Silently Amoung Us'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Ratcliffe Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Battery Tenders are so cheap, there is no reason not to have one. But yeah, it sounds like you had a parasitic load that completely drained your battery, which isn't good for any battery. Also you didn't mention what charger you had. Wrong charger could also ruin a battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corona_jeff Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) With proper maintenance they will last awhile. I've had my 15 for over 4 years, but try stay on the charger when not in use. I suggest topping off once a month or when they go 2 months not used at all Edited November 26, 2012 by corona_jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan @ XSpower Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 Did you check the voltage on the battery before you completed the load test? You have to have a fully charged battery to do a load test. If the battery was drained completely when you put it on the charger, then in all actuality the charger probably never charged the battery fully. Most AGM chargers have a saftey built into them, that if they do not see a certain voltage from the battery then they will not put out a charge voltage. If the battery was sitting below 10V the charger may have never even charged the battery. If this is the case you can hook it up to another 12V battery pos to pos and neg to neg and let the charger charge both batteries. This will turn the charger on and the charge current will go into the drained battery. It is not a good idea to leave a battery for months without a charge. Doesn't matter what battery it is it will hurt the battery. A battery tender or battery tender plus is a great investment especially if the battery is in an application that doesn't get driven for months. I would also suggest looking to see if you have a draw on your car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho631 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Ok I'll try connecting another battery together and see if that works, does it matter if I hook up an optima to it? My charger has a switch to select agm or gel cell, just wanna get it rite. Quote ''The Darkest Souls Are Not Those Wich Choose To Exist Within The Hell Of The Abyss, But Those Wich Choose To Break Free From The Abyss And Move Silently Amoung Us'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan @ XSpower Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 No that would be fine. Just put it on the AGM setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabi DimplesMarie Beall-Francis Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 No that would be fine. Just put it on the AGM setting. whats the average life of a xs battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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