So now that we’re on LOCKDOWN AGAIN … Keeping your car's battery healthy!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- If you’re fortunate enough to be able to work remotely from home during this pandemic, you might be running into the same problem that I have … we’re driving our cars less, and although that can be a good thing, there may also be some negative consequences that you hadn’t planned for. Your car’s battery might be slowly being drained from the inactivity (the Subaru BRZ seems particularly susceptible to this). This week I talk about using a battery trickle charger and why you might need one for your home garage too. And we’ll also talk about a jump starter kit that might save you from being stranded somewhere.
Link to NOCO Genius 1 battery charger: amzn.to/3rabQtj
Link to PowerCache by Monoprice HD Lithium Car Jump Starter Power Bank: www.monoprice.com/product?p_i...
Link to Harbor Freight Cen-tech 4-in-1 Jump Starter: www.harborfreight.com/4-in-1-...
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I just ordered mine on Amazon after not driving my Volkswagen for like 2 weeks my battery was pretty drained so I’m excited to get my charger 😅
Oh, I TOTALLY have your problem, having several cars I cannot possibly drive enough... But the noco genius is pretty good!
finally going to buy one of these i tired of having my battery get so weak that i can't crank cus im currently not driving alot
I’m using the same noco on my vehicles since I don’t drive as much anymore. Hopefully, it keeps the battery topped up
Disconnecting the ground/black terminal will increase the battery life 10x or more, but an ECU reset is not always welcome (Toyota 🤣)
I am using two Noco Genius, the 1 and the 2... one for each of my cars (SUV and Mazdaspeed 3)
I am hoping to extend the life expectancy of the Optima batteries as much as possible this way, a 40 min drive barely fully charge each... that means an alternator load and a heavier engine load, plus the battery gets healthier operation fully charge all the time
Ohh, I forgot to mention to never ever leave an OBD2 connector/device connected. While charging the system either the high voltage triggers a PCM operation mode or something similar... and the OBD2 device engages, my COBB Accessport and my Bluetooth one, and that’s a power drain which is not welcome with 1 or 2 amps chargers.
Also I recommend the quick connect battery terminals thing... it’s safe and unless you wash your engine while the Noco is connected with a high pressure machine... all is good he he
I installed AC outlets in front of each car, the bonnet/hood can be closed with the red/black cable underneath with out issues.
Great tips, thanks for sharing!
So true! Slow charging is way better on the battery!
Nice work thanks 🙏
Look. Quick charging batteries KILLS them. I bought the 1-amp Genius because they don't offer a .5 amp model. If everyone would SLOW charge their batteries, the replacement battery industry would go out of business.
Hey Bro Great video Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks just found your video.Good info.
Glad it was helpful!
@@86drive86 I have a question?My battery is a 12v diehard silver that was purchased in May of this year.I don't drive this car much.Its a 2007 Cx7 Mazda.I put the Noco genius 2 on it and after 4 days it is still on the 1st red bar.Am I doing something wrong?Thanks
It seems unusual that it is still not fully charged after 4 days... is the red light pulsing to show that it is charging? Did any other error lights come on?
@@86drive86 no no other lights came on and the red light was pulsing but it never went above 25%
Definitely not normal then... is the battery holding a charge at all? Will it start the car? If so then perhaps something is wrong with the charger. You may want to get the battery tested at a store or shop to see if the problem is the battery or the charger.
I have a waverunner battery hooked up to it and it started red but is now fully green. What I’m wondering is this ok? Even though it’s full green is it still trickle charging? I thought maybe it would pulse green to keep charge low?
Green means it's fully charged and will go into maintenance mode... if you leave it connected it'll keep it fully charged and if it needs more charging it will automatically take care of it.
Socks & Flip Flops? LMAO!
Hey I just recently bought a charger and maintainer. My battery is 12v, the charger has options for 6v and 12v, which mode should I use?
if it's a typical 12v battery, use the default 12v mode.
Not an expert on batteries. I purchased a used nautilus deep cycle group 31 battery. It is sealed. I bought the NOCO GENIUS 1 and not quite sure what setting it should be to charge. I currently have it on the 1st 12V setting and according to manual it will take approx 22 hrs to fully charge. At the moment, it is pulsating red. I hope everything is ok and it just a matter of time. I will be using the battery for a trolling motor. Do you know if I can charge the batttery from my car battery because I will be in an area where there is no electricity.
yeah pulsing red means it is charging, and it will take some time. It took mine a full day to charge as well, made me realize that if you need faster charging time you should buy a more powerful one like a NOCO Genius5 or Genius10. But since I am just using it to maintain the battery on a car that doesn't get driven every day, the Genius1 does the trick (but slowly).
Find out which type of battery you have. Standard flooded or AGM or Lithium. Then, toggle the MODE button to the proper setting. If it's charging properly, the red light should pulse.
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Hi bro. One question, on the video it says “several days later” i just wanted to ask you how many days did it take to go from pulsing red to green, because i just bought a noco genius 1 and is been 40 hours connected to a 80ah AGM battery and its still pulsing red….
Hi juan carlos, I don't remember exactly but I want to say it was about 3 days later that I went back out to check on it and saw that it was green. Give it a little more time...
Its more a maintainer rather than a charger. I have motorbikes I don't touch for six months, just leave it on all the time. I have a couple of other chargers if I need it doing fast, CTEK 5amp and a CTEK 25amp.
@@meltonrobbo Exactly what it is..... using the Wrong thing Can be Confused...... We All have Different abilities to understand things
I just bought Genius 1 but where I live there's no outlet nearby. The car is parked in a parking lot. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
ahh, that's a tough one. Is there an outlet you can use near your work or at a friend or family's place, to keep the car parked and plugged in? Otherwise, maybe instead of the charger, you need to just have one of the jump starters with you when you need to start the car. Or just try to start and drive the car every two weeks or so, even a 15 or 20 minute drive somewhere will do the trick.
I did the same. So, I took the battery out of my car and brought it home [heavy!!!] and charged it there. Bought a jump starter instead
Get a solar maintainer. I’ve seen one in oreilly recently
WOW 😲😳. You have Subaru WRX...👍👍
actually I have a BRZ but close enough ;)
@@86drive86 you got good man 👍😃
What should people do if they don’t have access to an electrical outlet near their car (i.e. apartment residents)?
I'd look for maybe an outlet near your work or school that you can use. Otherwise perhaps keep a jump starter handy instead, and try to drive the car at least once every two weeks for around 15-20 minutes to keep the battery charged.
This Comment is kinda Strange 😲😳. Every Apartment and houses and Condos have Electrical Outlets.
Even people live in the mountains still have them....❓❓❓
@@Honestandtruth some apartment residents don't have designated parking and have to park outside on the street. For them, it might not be practical (or safe) to run a longer extension cord out to their car and keep their hoods open to allow charging.
Stupid question but you can use this to jump start a car right ?
I'm talking about 2 different products in this video... the trickle charger is just for charging the battery slowly, while the portable jump starter ... lets you jump start the car.
if I plug it outside in bad weather, is it waterproof?
I don't think the wiring is that sturdy, but maybe if you cover up the plug end of it to shield it from the elements you might be OK.
i have a stock vespa scooter with 12v.
Which mode should i choose 12v or 12v agm? any differences?
I am not sure about your scooter, but I would start with the default mode and see how it goes from there.
BEFORE GETTING INTO THIS REVIEW I AM SURPRISED YOU DON'T START EACH CAR AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK TO ENSURE A GOOD BATTERY???!!!
You can certainly do that ... but that means remembering to do it, making a lot of noise, burning gas and potentially stinking up the garage with exhaust each time i do that because you're going to have to let it sit and idle for a while to charge up the battery that way. If you don't, you might just be depleting the battery instead of charging it. Definitely it's no substitute for actually starting the car up and driving it around a little at least once a month. But just keeping the battery charged with a trickle charger is clean, efficient and easy.
Lockdown? Whats that?
well, this video was made last year during the midst of the pandemic ... and in my state we had a shelter-in-place order or curfew, so non-essential workers were ordered to stay home and not go out. hence the "lockdown".