

However, the battery will discharge when the car is off. Second, when your automobile is on, it must maintain a constant charge on your battery. The alternator’s work can be done by a battery charger while the engine is turned off. A sluggish 12-volt current is converted from the AC and stored in the vehicle’s battery. In order to charge a car’s battery, most chargers are either cordless or include a wall adapter. But that shook the love a bit.Have you noticed that starting your car now takes longer? This problem can be fixed by using an Auto-zone Battery Charger.Ĭar battery chargers are fantastic devices for maintaining the health of your battery and also assist you to start your car in the situation in an emergency. Which, in simple terms, was "bad battery" I think they called it 'quality center' or something in Dallas and they sent back a long, boring, detailed explanation of the problem. the last one, they sent back to be fully tested at their. All of us were convinced there was no way that there could have been 3 bad batteries. We were out in the parking lot with ammeters hooked up trying to find parasitic draws and everything. They said they had never seen anything like it. Finally, they gave me a 'green top', which is apparently the 'better' battery and it's been great.īut, the guys at the local Interstate distributor got to know me by name I was in there so much. We were searching all over for what was causing it. First one lasted a month before failing, second one lasted about 6 months and the third one died after about 2 months. I got 3 dud batteries from them in a row. Listen, I'm a diehard (er, bad term to use when talking about batteries, I guess) Interstate guy. Then that first 30 degree morning hits and. They start showing that they're bad fast. Chances are your battery was pretty much done when you got to Autozone. Did this happen to someone else? Is it normal for battery to go down in AMPs after getting charged? I hope I was not swindled into a sales gimmick. My only choice was to buy that new battery at the higher price. I was unable to start the car at 175 AMP.I was literally stuck at Autozone parking lot. I wanted to shop around for a cheaper one somewhere else (Costco has it for $80, Interstate brand). The lowest priced one they had was for $125, their own brand. The guy just shrugged his shoulder and told me I needed new battery. I didn't understand how my battery went from 325 AMP to 175 AMP, especially since it was supposed to be charging. It came out to be 175 AMPs after being charged. The guy did another reading on his machine. He said he can take it inside and charge it.if it works, I don't need new e back in 40 mins. I took the car to Autozone nearby (it started on first try when I drove it).


I figured it could be the starter or the battery (never been replaced). She said she had to try 2-3 times before it started.

My wife had some issues starting her car last week (Toyota Corolla 2007).
