How to Choose the Right Kind of Battery for Your Car
battery May 5th, 2010
A battery may count as a bit small, but in reality, it is one of the most crucial components of your car as it is the one that gives power to all electronic gadgets, components and the startup of your engine.
No matter how well maintained your car is, once you power it up with a low performance battery, it will eventually be left lifeless on the road. It is therefore important to outfit your car with the best battery around.
Recent developments of the vehicle industry has produced upgrades or modifications allowing batteries to keep up with the advanced features of models from various makers. Competition among the battery manufacturers also provides consumers with lower prices, improved battery life and more advanced features. All batteries now can be installed DIY!
Below are the simple how toâs to help you select the right battery for your car.
Finding a new battery
When looking for a new battery, always take note that prices may vary because of brand, features, quality and capacity.
If youâre looking for a brand thatâs reliable, simply do a research online for the most popular or ask other car owners for the brands that theyâre using.
The availability of new batteries is not a question nowadays; you can get hold of them at most car shops, service centers and auto supplies from urban areas up to the farthest countryside. Prices may vary but most shops provide discounts for customers who turn in their old batteries.
Provided you have the budget, see to it not to buy cheap batteries! You might think that youâre getting a bargain now but sooner or later, you will suffer as cheap batteries are poor in quality and will surely never last long.
Check your car manual or battery referral guides in automotive shops for factors such as group size, cold-cranking amps and cranking amps to properly guide you in your selection.
Group size- Refers to battery volume with the location of terminals (positive + and negative -) your manual indicates the group size required by your carâs model.
Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) - Refers to a batteryâs ability in cold weather conditions. It is in situations such as these that the engine oil becomes thicker thereby making ignition difficult. You can tell how much electrical power your battery can provide to your car at zero degrees (F) by looking at its CCA rating.
Cranking Amps (CA) â Is the indicator of a batteryâs power-capability.
Now that you know what to look for, it is then time for you to consider buying a battery based on preference leads such as:
Maintenance
You can select from maintenance free or a regular battery. Iâd say go for the maintenance free type as you will not go through the hassles of constantly checking and refilling the battery electrolyte fluids.
Country climate and driving conditions
Select the battery that fits your country climate and driving condition. If you are living in a country with high temperatures, it is appropriate for you to select the battery type for a long life. Look for a tough housing that will protect the plates from easily corroding and provides protection against fluid evaporation.
Display date
Select the ones that are displayed fresh on the counter with no more than 6 months from their manufacture date.
Battery handles
For easy installation and pullout, select a battery that has a handle on it. You wouldnât want to carry a 4-5 kilo box just by holding on to its sides now would you?
Follow these tips to land the perfect power for your ride. Drive safely.
Jovir Amatong
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Jovir
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May 5th, 2010 at 11:36 am
What is the time limit for pressing battery charges?
Let me start by saying- I know I screwed up here. I had been dating a girl for about 3 weeks. After we went to dinner one evening, we got in a huge fight and I felt we should call it a night and leave. But I had asked her to put my keys in her purse earlier, and she didn’t want to leave and would not hand over the keys. She was acting hysterically (it was a jealousy thing) and walking around the shopping mall yelling at me. I was trying to calm her down. She was causing a scene and I was feeling more anxious about being in public with what was all of a sudden a very dramatic situation. People were watching us and I remembered I had an unpaid traffic ticket and possibly a warrant out on me for it- and I begged her not to raise this to the level of having the police interrupt the situation for disturbing the peace or something or I might end up in jail because of a warrant- and it was getting so dramatic, I was afraid it would. I begged her to let me take her home, take her anywhere- but to just go. She refused. She said she’d rather walk- I said I could have someone pick her up or give her money for a cab because I didn’t want to just leave her there, but she refused. I didn’t know what to do with her- but I wanted to leave desperately. I know this is stupid but I had a chance to grab for her purse and I did. I wanted my keys and wanted this drama to end. I didn’t like being controlled and embarassed like this and my ticket situation scared me. So we were fighting over the purse, and the next thing I knew, she was on the ground screaming ‘He hit me!’ and before I knew it, I was tackled by 3 security guards. They took my statement. And hers. And there were several witnesses that verified that I did not touch her- only the purse. I was embarassedly telling the police that this was a misunderstanding and it just got overly dramatic and of course I didn’t touch her. I figured she was saying the same thing- since that is what happened. But the next thing I knew I was being carted off to jail-partially for my ticket but I was also charged with battery. She told the police that we lived together and that I hurt her all the time! She could prove it- she had keys! I couldn’t believe someone would make something like that up to have me thrown in jail because she was mad at me!
But here is where the situation gets scary and I don’t know what to do. She hasn’t pressed charges. She has, however, decided that we are soul-mates and are getting married- and I admit, we talked about the possibility for a minute- but only- maybe someday down the road kind of thing if we work out- she wasn’t even my girlfriend- just one of a couple girls I was seeing- and she knew that.
I am in a vulnerable situation. I am fighting a custody battle in court right now for my kids. She knows this and knows that if she presses charges it would damage me greatly in that aspect. My kids are my whole life! I can’t lose them! Especially not over some girl I barely know! Although her true colors have sure come out.
She has started blackmailing me. She wants us to be together. She wants to get married. She wants to be with me every second and has started taking over my phone- interfering with my relationships with my family and friends by pretending to be me with text messages and not letting me answer calls. She has started controlling my schedule, keeping tabs on me at work- She is even telling all her friends and family that we are getting married! I know this is wrong of me to stay with her and try to keep her happy so she doesn’t press charges, but every time she gets upset- it’s ‘You do what I want or I will go straight to the cops and you won’t see your kids anymore!’ This is a hard moral issue for me, but one I have chosen out of the love for and fear of losing my children.
My friends are telling me that this girl is absolutely crazy (I have to agree). I am starting to see the concern from them and my family. I honestly don’t know what she is capable of at this point. And I am scared.
My question is- how long does she have to press charges? As it stands- it is a pending charge, and she has the option of making it an official charge. She hasn’t. But she has complete control of me because of it! I feel like I can’t leave her- like I have to live through this for as long as it takes- but just how long is that? If the pending charge drops off my record and I find my manhood again and break up with her- can she still go back and press charges against me or does she just have the time while it is pending- and how long is that?
I don’t know how I ended up in such a bad situation! My friend even suggested filing a restraining order against her- but I am afraid that would just provoke her to press charges against me! I feel like I can’t. I am completely stuck- and miserable- and going crazy!
Someone please give me some insight as to how much ‘power’ she has over me and for how
May 5th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Do get a restraining order out on her TODAY! Get your witnesses together to say what happened in court. You will need a lawyer. She’s going to come over to your place, start calling you, and heaven knows what else, so GET THAT RESTRAINING ORDER. She’ll make up false accusations against you. If there’s a next time, walk home, call the law, and say she won’t let you have your keys back. They’ll arrest her if she doesn’t give them back.
As for the rest of my response, you will absolutely hate it. But my advice is for you to not date until your kids are adults. Neither you nor they will benefit from women being in and out of your life. They need a father that will be there 100% for them, and that won’t be the case if you are dating, getting remarried, and making more babies.
Edit: Anything she does after the day she’s issued a notice of the restraining order, the judge will probably throw out. He’ll probably throw this out as well, if you and your lawyer can get everyone you know to testify as to how she really is.
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