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My truck does quite a bit of sitting in the garage, as I'm away for longer periods of time. I've been monitoring the state of the 12v battery...and after returning a week later, I unlock truck and open hood...let things settle for 15 mins...and battery shows 12.0v. I feel it should be at least 12.5-12.6 (like 80-85% charge). Before driving it, I connect a 7.5 amp NOCO charger and let it complete a charge cycle. The truck has never not started for me however.
A couple things to note:
-my truck was delivered in the dead cold of winter, it was like -30c temps. The day I went to purchase, it was out on the lot, -35c...they just started it...immediately backed up through a snow bank and into the shop.
-it had been sitting on the dealer lot for about 1 month (in said cold temps) before I seen it and purchased
-after getting it home, I noticed the little red flip cover on the boosting terminal was broken at the hinge...and it was obvious booster cables had been attached at some point, maybe during transport? hard to say
Maybe...my battery was in a very low state of charge for an extended period, in freezing temps, prior to me buying it, and it either froze or lost a significant amount of life/amps
Anyone else have a 12v issue like this? Particularly the drain after sitting for more than 5 days?
A couple things to note:
-my truck was delivered in the dead cold of winter, it was like -30c temps. The day I went to purchase, it was out on the lot, -35c...they just started it...immediately backed up through a snow bank and into the shop.
-it had been sitting on the dealer lot for about 1 month (in said cold temps) before I seen it and purchased
-after getting it home, I noticed the little red flip cover on the boosting terminal was broken at the hinge...and it was obvious booster cables had been attached at some point, maybe during transport? hard to say
Maybe...my battery was in a very low state of charge for an extended period, in freezing temps, prior to me buying it, and it either froze or lost a significant amount of life/amps
Anyone else have a 12v issue like this? Particularly the drain after sitting for more than 5 days?
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