Recent content by CallMeDave

Update: Got a new battery from Farmer and now the car works normally. New battery behaves exactly as expected and holds its charge. No parasitic drain from car. Relief all around. It was going to be a 3 month wait for a diagnostic appointment. I charged the suspect Halfords battery for >24...

According to the blurb: "Avoids under-charging in cold weather down to -4°F and avoids over-charging in hot weather up to 104°F". The battery was disconnected but still sitting in the engine bay. I don't have a suitable heated space for it. I have 2 young kids so bringing it in the house isn't...

Yes. Electricity goes in the front and vroom vroom comes out the back. The drive battery has no issue holding a charge (according to the dash readout).

I used a Noco Genius 5 (set to 12V AGM). The battery was disconnected from the car while charging. I charged it for 6 hours which was long enough for the indicator to go completely green plus an extra ~hour. I didn't measure current but I can try to charge it again and measure. I charged it for...

Hello, I have an issue which might be car related, battery related or both. I bought a 4 year old MG ZS, still under warranty, from Cinch about 5 months ago. It worked without issue. We use it infrequently (2 or 3 times per month). In November there were issues starting the car. The 12V seemed...