Battery lead acid

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Tim Kettring

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Is it possible for a car battery to hold a charge for less and less time as
it ages ?

I think cell phone , alarm , ni-cads , etc batteries do .

TIA
 
"Tim Kettring" <tim6kettring@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
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Is it possible for a car battery to hold a charge for less and less time
as
it ages ?

I think cell phone , alarm , ni-cads , etc batteries do .

TIA

PS , the car battery is 10 years old . Do you think it is time to replace
it ?
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Tim Kettring wrote:
"Tim Kettring" <tim6kettring@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
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Is it possible for a car battery to hold a charge for less and less time

as

it ages ?

PS , the car battery is 10 years old . Do you think it is time to replace

it ?
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19 years? Yikes! I think YOU may OWE the battery company something!
But in answer to your question, yes. As the plates get sulfated over it
loses its capacity.
-Bill

-Bill
 
As a lead acid battery ages, the place get warn away, and also develop
sulphide on them. A well maintained lead acid battery can last about 3 to 5
years average, depending on the way it is used, and the type of
environmental exposure it gets.

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"Tim Kettring" <tim6kettring@e-garfield.com> wrote in message
news:c6kg0d$cc9iq$1@ID-212626.news.uni-berlin.de...
Is it possible for a car battery to hold a charge for less and less time as
it ages ?

I think cell phone , alarm , ni-cads , etc batteries do .

TIA
 
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