Any starting issues on cold winter mornings due to the low CCA of 620? 2005 Town and Country Limited 3.8 V6, CCA is lower then other recommended batteries.
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I have noticed a difference when it is very cold, but it has always started my truck. If you live in a very cold climate, I would buy the red top battery. I wondered the same thing when I purchased this, but I live in Mississippi, so it's not usually that cold here.
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With regard to overcast conditions, I'm getting about 50% output on mildly overcast days. Ordinary cold isn't an issue for the solar Nomad 7, but it is for the Guide 10, since it uses ordinary NmH batteries that are affected by cold, both in terms of capacity and the ability to deliver that power. Only lithiums will deliver truly good cold performance. But how much the performance will drop depends on the temperature you're experiencing.
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As any other battery, in temps around freezing, there output will be weaker. But Li-ion batteries do perform better than others (NiCd, NiMH), in cold conditions. Charging is a different story! Don't charge them in or near freezing conditions, that might cause battery damage (others have reported this). You should charge them at home and bring the charged batteries with you to work. Me personally, I never let my batteries sit in freezing conditions, for extended periods of time. So in the Winter time, you should bring in all of your batteries, to the warmth of your home, every night, and then charge the ones that need charging, inside, to avoid any possible damage.Thats the best I can do, hope it helps. As any other battery, in temps around freezing, there output will be weaker. But Li-ion batteries do perform better than others (NiCd, NiMH), in cold conditions. Charging is a different story! Don't charge them in or near freezing conditions, that might cause battery damage (others have reported this). You should charge them at home and bring the charged batteries with you to work. Me personally, I never let my batteries sit in freezing conditions, for extended periods of time. So in the Winter time, you should bring in all of your batteries, to the warmth of your home, every night, and... » Read More As any other battery, in temps around freezing, there output will be weaker. But Li-ion batteries do perform better than others (NiCd, NiMH), in cold conditions. Charging is a different story! Don't charge them in or near freezing conditions, that might cause battery damage (others have reported this). You should charge them at home and bring the charged batteries with you to work. Me personally, I never let my batteries sit in freezing conditions, for extended periods of time. So in the Winter time, you should bring in all of your batteries, to the warmth of your home, every night, and then charge the ones that need charging, inside, to avoid any possible damage.Thats the best I can do, hope it helps. « Show Less
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The startmonkey will start a car with a battery up to 650 cold crank amps (CCA) - which might be less than the battery fitted to a BMW 330cic. Check on your battery to be sure. If the battery is totally flat the startmonkey might not even recognize it as a battery! However, if less than 650 CCA, with some residual charge, you should be fine.
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Enough. Not a great answer I know, but I tried to find the answer to this but couldn't. I've owned this battery since July and it hasn't failed me yet. If it even lasts a year I'll be pretty happy with that considering how cheap it is. Recently took me about a second and a half to start it up at ~40 degrees outside after not riding for 3 weeks while home for the holidays. It normally starts up in about a half-second. Hope this helps at least some.
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Hi M. Crnkovich; Try and find a battery charger that you can plug into your car's cigarette lighter socket. I found one for my Olympus C8080 at "that big online auction site" if you know what I mean. I think it's a good idea to get 3 extra batteries and maybe a 2 gigabyte XD card if you can afford it. Here's a tip concerning the batteries: Store them close to your body to keep them warm. A warm battery will put out more juice and will last longer than a cold battery. I even keep my camera close to my side to keep it and the battery inside warm. That's if it's 30 degrees F or colder. These lithium ion batteries have what's called "rebound." After it's been drained, some of the charge comes back in a day or two, but not much. It's usually enough to take a quick shot before it totally dies, and then it will rebound again for one shot. Have fun in Alaska :) kkrome25
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Ralph, my records show that the lowest temp we've had here in Sandoval County, NM since I installed the MA-S01 is 8F on January 13 this year. I don't believe low temps should be a concern and I the unit will work in conjunction with their freeze alarm which is rated at -50F to +300F (probably it's melting point). My only concern would be the batteries. I haven't replaced mine since installing in early January but I know that low temps affect battery performance. I've been completely satisfied with my unit and have had no problems. I put mine in a corner of my shop and the only caution I would observe is to not put or hang objects in front of the unit. My shop gets a bit cluttered at times and I have a tendency to hang bar clamps from a shelf in front of the unit. Bad idea. I entered the shop one day and because it didn't beep immediately I forgot until the alarm triggered. This was because the unit was playing peekaboo from behind the clamps. Great unit for the price, but I wasn't that impressed with the volume of the siren. It would probably send an intruder running but likely wouldn't wake me.
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Hey there, I left mine plugged in this winter and it completely drained it and it wouldn't hold a charge. The note on the charger clearly says not to keep it plugged in at cold temperatures. So totally my fault. I went to Batteries Express and had it replaced(well there are actually two inside of it), just shy of 120 bucks, but cheaper than buying a whole new unit.
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I used mine on a dual battery system on a Ford F-250. It was on all winter and iot worked perfectly even keeping the batteries fully charged in minus 15 dgree weather. I'm fully satisfied. Some remarks said that it wouldn't recycle once the batties reached full charge but I didn't find that to be the case. Like I said, after sitting in the cold for five months both batteries were at full charge.
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Maybe not. We left our battery uncharged all winter long for two winters and it was fine the next spring when we plugged it back into the car. We just recently bought a new battery because the old battery that originally came with the car finally died.
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Check your current battery specs or check your owner manual for battery requirements. It seems a simple google search came up as your battery being group size 94r with 740cca (cold crank amps)
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I keep my house at 55F in the winter. No chirping. That said, battery voltages dip as a result of cold (although 50F isnt really that cold). Perhaps its just an old battery thats on the edge and the cold pushes it over?
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it take's a lot to start the a/c but once it starts your ok. make sure again everything is not on. you could be charging the batterys if they did not have full charge. put the all the a/c setting on lowest. turn it on and if it start to bog turn it right back off, do this a couple of time and you should be running.
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I have the same problem too. I also noticed that the battery drains faster due to cold weather. Maybe try using the outdoor covers they offer.
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That would depend on the capacity of both the wires on your engine heater and the battery heater. In cold weather it should not kilyour battery. Just my opinion.
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I have used this Battery in lawn tractor mower for three years. Some time after a long cold winter it fails to start the mower and I have jumped started it with my car.I have planed to put a small charger on it, but I have no outlet under my porch where I keep it.
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It is rated at 350A continuous so I think you should be fine. I can't remember but maybe rated at 1000A for short period (starting) I installed it in my boat to separate 2 800 CCA batteries or so both could be used to start if necessary. No problems at all. Not even a little warm. Not sure about the voltage though.