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Battery "eye"
Posted by Jason (more from Jason) on Mon, 2 Sep 2002 13:00:05
In Reply to: Battery life?, MarkJump, Mon, 2 Sep 2002 09:01:51
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Just a word about the black Exide batteries in recent Saabs--
The battery "eye" charge indicator is normally _dark_ when the charge is sufficient. It becomes clear when the charge in that cell is insufficient.
Contrast this to most other batteries, which usually show a green eye when at a sufficient charge, and a dark one when the charge is insufficient.
The Delco battery that I had in my old 9000T had a green eye. In both my old Saab, and in our old GM cars, those Delco batteries never let me down... too bad Saab isn't using that GM part.
When I first looked at my 9-5 battery (dark eye) I thought I had a battery problem!
Anyway, having said all that, the "eye" is not always reliable, as it only provides info for 1 out of the 6(?) cells of the battery.
Jason
'02 Aero
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Posts in this Thread:
- Battery life?, MarkJump, Mon, 2 Sep 2002 09:01:51
- Thanks for the battery thoughts!, MarkJump, Wed, 4 Sep 2002 21:57:40
- Re: Battery life?, compaqted, Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:50:28
- Battery "eye", Jason, Mon, 2 Sep 2002 13:00:05 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Battery life?, patprice, Mon, 2 Sep 2002 12:03:26
- SAAB don't make car batteries, ..., StanleyB, Mon, 2 Sep 2002 11:09:03
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