Automobile Battery and Things That You Can do to Prolong its Life

Although this is an era of electrical vehicles, cars that are run

by battery are most preferred and are widely used vehicles.

However, do you know, which is the vital part of your car that

gets it running whenever you prefer it to? Well it’s the

automobile battery. Except electric vehicles, all other

vehicles need automobile battery to ignite and to supply

electrical energy to the motor for keeping power supply intact

throughout the internal parts of the vehicle.

An automobile battery is just like the heart of a vehicle.

Besides supplying power to the car an automobile battery is

very important for carrying out operations like car starting and

lighting. Whenever you drive your vehicle, the motor is

continuously running with the help of the power supplied by

the automobile battery. This drain the battery out of some

amount of power and the battery automatically switches to

charging mode. Thus, an automobile battery not only

maintains power flow to the engine, but also keeps itself ever

ready to fulfil the future demand in energy.

According to the battery manufacturers, there are certain

points that you need to take care in order to bless your battery

with longevity. Some of them are:

Installation:

Installation of the battery must be done very firmly, or it may

cause the battery to fall off due to jerks and bounces leading

to damage of the battery.

Battery contents:

Do care to check the internal state of your battery at periodic

intervals. Check the oxide, sulphate, etc on the battery

surface. If you detect any trace of battery corrosion, clean it

off and cover the surface with Vaseline to prevent the oozing

of chemicals.

Connecting line:

Often check if the connecting line between the battery and the

vehicle is strong or good. A gap in the connection can cause

spark, even battery exploding to damage the vehicle.

Level of electrolyte:

For keeping the battery performance stable, be sure to check

the level of electrolyte and maintain the standard level.

Charge:

Never overcharge your battery or keep it devoid of power for

long time. Overcharging is known to harden the active

ingredients present inside your battery while lack of power

catalyses the plate sulphation process and inflicts permanent

damage on the battery.

Low temperature:

Whenever there is a change of season, especially when the

temperature gets lower, help your battery from getting frozen

and fully discharged by igniting the engine frequently.