The following article discusses the factors that may cause the battery lifespan is not optimal . If
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soak menjumpstart car battery .When the car / bike you can not distarter , or power lights dim , often battery / batteries are blamed . Though not necessarily the origin of the cause is the battery . The
main function of the battery in the car / motorcycle is as a supplier
of power to start the engine , and also as a provider of backup power
for the purposes of electrical machinery and accessories in the car (
such as air conditioning , GPS tracking , audio system) that can not be
met by the alternator ( dynamo amperes / charging / cas ) car / motorcycle .It could be indeed the battery, which already exceeds the age limit its use , nor is the battery, which has been damaged / worn out and the resulting machine can not distarter / on. But there are so many electrical components is coupled and cooperate with the battery on the vehicle , and probably one of the components is at the root cause of the problem or worn or damaged battery / batteries car / motorcycle . Some of them are :
* Alternator / dynamo Cas
There are two main functions of the alternator : as a provider of power source to run the electrical accessories on a car / motorcycle ( lights , air conditioning , audio system , TV , GPS tracker , etc. ) and as a re-charger power back to the battery , in other words , as a battery charger . Value of the voltage generated by the alternator is good and normal is in the range of 13.4V - 14.8V . When the alternator is weak , or there is a problem , then the battery as a backup power producers who have to work extra hard to supply power to run lights , air conditioning , radio , etc. . they will come up short to battery / not able to provide more power .
* Regulator / Kiprok
The function of the regulator is to regulate and restrict the flow of electricity that goes from the alternator to the battery . In most cars , the regulator has become part of the alternator . In the motor , located near the battery , and called kiprok . Good regulators will be able to restrict the flow of electricity that goes to the upper limit of 14.8V battery . When the regulator is damaged , the incoming voltage to 15V battery could be over , and this will lead to overcharging / overcas on battery . When overcharging occurs , the battery temperature will rise , the water can boil and evaporate battery cells inside the battery to become dry . When the battery is dry , often occurs short-circuit/arus internal short in the battery , resulting in defective battery .
* Dinamo Starter
Magneto ignition charge of starting and stopping rotation of flywheel / wind wheel on the machine for the first time . For this purpose , the starter armature current draw from the battery . Problematic Dinamo will draw current that is too high for normal dbanding carry out their duties , so that the battery needs to work hard to meet the demand dinamor starter . This can cause internal damage to the battery . If this situation continues, the battery will quickly come up short and damaged .
* Rope fan / V - belt / Timing - belt
Ropes connecting / towing worn alternator can cause the alternator armature velocity less than the maximum , so that the power generated by the alternator does not meet the needs of the engine and battery .
* The cables connecting
Electric wires connecting the battery to the alternator , battery to additional accessories are worn , corroded , corrosion , loose , or contaminated can cause electrical flow is not maximal . In addition , chipped cable and touch the metal parts of the car can cause grounding - out , in which power flows out of the battery until the battery unwittingly overdrawn .
* Fuses
Fuses are broke / broken electrical circuit will be decided in the machine , and automatically dynamo starter or battery will not work .
* Conduct vehicle use
Car battery / motors designed to use SLI ( Starting Light Ignition ) . This means that the voltage / battery voltage car / motorcycle should always be high . When the vehicle is only used once a week , or just to close the distance from home to the nearest supermarket with full air conditioning turns on , then it will only lead to charging / recharging the battery which is not optimal . The new battery can be charged for an optimal rotation when the engine and alternator were optimal , long enough , and proportional to the power that has been issued by the battery to run the electrical function .Keep in mind that the battery car / motorcycle designed for the purpose of SLI ( Starting Light Ignition ) , and not for the deep - cycle . When the battery power the car / motorcycle drained continuously by 50 % or more of its total capacity , the battery will be broken . To prevent that , then charging back / charging / recharging batteries optimally is the most important thing to take care of and support the life of the battery / batteries you .