On 8/31/2016 10:34 PM, Tim+ wrote:
misterroy wrote:
Hi, I have a car that is not used much. I bought a new battery last
easter and moved the car when I took the battery home. About a month
later I went to move the car again and the battery was dead, no ignition
light. I cant remember how I charged it. The two subsequent times I have
tried to move it the battery has had to be charged and I have used a
fancy charger borrowed from a friend because my bog standard charger cant
put charge into it at all.
Is the battery likely to be knackered? Is it my fault for leaving it for
a month to loose the charge?
ta


Alas probably yes.

If you're using the car that infrequently it may be time to think about
alternatives. Hiring a car once a month would be a lot cheaper that
keeping/taxing/insuring/replacing the battery on a car used that
infrequently.

Tim

The other solution, unless it is parked on the road, is to keep it wired
up to a small trickle charger. A motorbike one would be enough.

I have a small van which is sometimes left for a month or so, and it has
a small battery which is readily flattened if the lights are left on
(e.g. in a shopping centre car park: being a very basic van it does not
have a "bleeper"). My "fix" for that is to keep something similar to
this in it. (Also comes in handy as a phone charger). These hold their
charge for ~ 6 months.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/50800mAh-C...sAAOSwnNBXbM-h