orionexplorer Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 as the the title says, will a battery go bad if it sits too long without being charged? the battery im asking this for is a kinetik hc2400. my buddy has one that he doesnt want and is giving to me for a stupid low price but im wondering since its just been sitting in his garage for a while if it might be bad. sorry for the run on sentence lol Quote 6 dc level 3 12's digital designs Z1A pioneer h/u 4 sets of rockford 6.5's crunch 1600.4 Mechman 270a alt kinetik hc2400 (soon to be xs power d3100) xs power 3400 (under the hood) lots of 1/0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugee81 Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 only way to know is to put a DMM to it. it might need an overnight charge if its in the 11's. 10's are bad. Quote 200a alt. by Excessive Amperage hc800 under hood & 2 Deka 9a31 in rear 1/0awg + big 3 SAZ 3000D HDC3 18" @ 2 ohm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdorre Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 only way to know is to put a DMM to it. it might need an overnight charge if its in the 11's. 10's are bad. This Quote On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 if it kinda shady on holding voltage, try cycling it a few times. Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMI CUSTOMS Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 (edited) It will only go bad from sitting if it is hooked up and having to powering something for months, like the ecu in a car. If it was sitting in his garage not hooked up to anything and he didn't abuse it, then it will be fine. Go buy a brand new battery from xs power and put a DMM on it and see what the voltage is, I had one that was resting at 12.4 volts and my charger said 11% capacity, why??? Cuz it had been sitting in there warehouse for probably a year or longer. Just charged it up slow for a few hours. No issues. Edited November 6, 2010 by AMI CUSTOMS Quote TEAM SOUNDQUBED -- TEAM SOUTH TEAM S.O.B. - Founder & Captain 3x Streetbeat World Record Holder 2017 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4 2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db 2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db 2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4 2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db 2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db 2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab THE BLACK NASTY CURRENT BUILD & FAB The Black Nasty (6) 15 Rebuild Log 2012 (4) 15 Walled Sierra Build Log Evo X build log Facebook page The Black Nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdemonxx01 Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Well I don't know about those batts but if its exposed to reall cold temps it will drain if is not hooked up to anyhing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMI CUSTOMS Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 Well I don't know about those batts but if its exposed to reall cold temps it will drain if is not hooked up to anyhing Oscillations in temperature will drain any battery. Quote TEAM SOUNDQUBED -- TEAM SOUTH TEAM S.O.B. - Founder & Captain 3x Streetbeat World Record Holder 2017 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2016 MWSPL 1st place Mayhem/2nd Adv 4/2nd Xtreme 4 2015 MWSPL 2nd place Mayhem & 4th Xtreme 4 2014 USACI 2nd place Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db 2014 MWSPL 2nd place Xtreme 4 - 144.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db 2013 USACI 1st place Street Q+ - 162.8 db 2013 MWSPL 3rd Kaos2 & 4th Xtreme 4 2011 USACI 2nd place MOD 1001-2k - 160.0 db 2011 MWSPL 4th place: Adv3 - 157.8 db, Kaos2 - 150s db, Xtreme4 - 140s db 2010 ARSPL 1st place 501-750 - 160.3 db Arkansas loudest Best score to date 164.4 db - Termlab Outlaw Streetbeat 4 - 161.9 db Streetbeat 5 - 162.6 db MWSPL on Dash Legal door open (Music) - 162.5 db Sealed on dash Legal (Music) - 161.1 db - Termlab THE BLACK NASTY CURRENT BUILD & FAB The Black Nasty (6) 15 Rebuild Log 2012 (4) 15 Walled Sierra Build Log Evo X build log Facebook page The Black Nasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundzright Posted November 6, 2010 Report Share Posted November 6, 2010 If it is left at a low charge it can. When batteries discharge they sulfate and the longer it stays sulfated the harder to recharge they can get. Also the hotter a battery is kept the more it will self discharge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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