Thread 28696716

Um, my car ran out of battery because I didnt drive it for over a month

what should i do?

>>28696716 (OP)
drive it for over a month to run the battery back in

>>28696716 (OP)
Turn the battery upside down and let it sit overnight

>>28696716 (OP)
Drive your car more often

please, serious replies only, idk what to do

>>28696729
put it in your microwave and let it run for 20 seconds, should be fully charged

>>28696716 (OP)
There's an old school mechanic my daddy taught me, you put petroleum jelly on your terminals and that keeps the battery from draining

>>28696716 (OP)
>>28696729
Get some jumper cables and charge the battery

>>28696716 (OP)
buy trickle charger

>>28696737
what kind, im dumb sorry

>>28696774
The same kind your dad beat you with. Ask him.

>>28696777
never had a dad, died befoer i was born

>>28696785
That explains why you're such a faggot.

>>28696774
Just watch a yt vid you idiot.

>>28696729
if manual then push it down the hill, jump into rolling car, key to ignition, 3rd gear and drop the clutch

>>28697286
he doesn't have the critical thinking skills to do a Google search. you think he's going to figure that out?

Op here, got the neighbour to give me a jump

I don't actually know what to do if this happens. The way my car is parked i can't open the hood because theres a cabinet that blocks it.

>>28697681
So you're aware of the potential issue, and do nothing to solve it? Ok.

>>28697695
well i could try to practice reverse parking

>>28696716 (OP)
You might need a new battery. Lead-acid batteries tend to lose capacity permanently if left uncharged for long.
If it's been empty for a month, I'm not sure if I would trust that thing to hold charge any more.

If you don't have one, go buy some cheap "smart" charger and see if it can charge it up at all. Doesn't need to be fancy, some $30 unit will probably do if you're not in a hurry.
If the battery even accepts charge, let it charge to full, disconnect the charger and check again the next day.
If the battery's voltage drops below spec quickly after being disconnected from the charger, you can go buy a new battery too. You can then use your new charger to maintain it every now and then so this won't happen again.

>>28697681
Don't park it like that?

>>28697681
Put car in neutral and push it dip shit.

>>28696716 (OP)
Ask the bull for a jumpstart before you start prepping him

>>28696785
How did he deaded?

>>28696729
Jumpstart car and drive around for awhile to recharge it, what else? Go pick up a trickle charger at harbor freight while you're at it.

>>28698381
old age

>>28697701
Sitting for a month should be rechargable, it'll have some loss of life depending on how old the battery is. Mine's going on 3+ years and 4 weeks of drain down would probably kill it. Less than a year old battery would/should be fine.

OP you might consider going to a hardware store and picking up a DECENT car batt charger, one that has a recondition option, and run the batt through the recon cycle when you have a day or two where you dont need to do anything.

>>28698817
How did it deaded?

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Hey guys, OP here.

I got a trickle charger and it started after a few days when it said the battery was good to go.

>>28697492
>you think he's going to figure that out?
nope, but at least it would be funny to watch him be ran over by his own car

>>28696716 (OP)
Charge it? Are you retarded?

>>28696716 (OP)
Did you forget to plug it in? Just do a fast charge bro

>>28698487
>Jumpstart
Its a modern electric car, so no jumpstart

>>28697681
Get one of those chargeable starter batteries. That way you don't need to pull up a second car and you have it with you if you're stranded with no one around to help.

>>28696716 (OP)
If you don't plan on driving it for an extended time, get a battery killswitch or pull the negative terminal.

>>28696716 (OP)
But a ctek charger