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Car Battery Recommendation
voncrane
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Apr 6 2020, 06:00 PM
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QUOTE(Ghost hunter @ Apr 6 2020, 03:40 PM) Hi all, just changed mine to Panasonic brand as i cant find the century and GP shop during this MCO. Is the brand Panasonic can be use? i cant much information for this brand. Pls help ayam here. TQ I believe since you've already changed the battery, what's done is done. Hopefully you got it with a reliable warranty.
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mz2020
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May 4 2020, 11:18 AM
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Getting Started
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Hi all, Century hybrid ( wet ) any one use before ? NS70
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speedy3210
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May 4 2020, 05:20 PM
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QUOTE(mz2020 @ May 4 2020, 11:18 AM) Hi all, Century hybrid ( wet ) any one use before ? NS70 Yes, using it atm. Cycled thru 2 Century Hybrid batts (NS70L) since 2015 on 2 cars. If you take care of it, shortest life was 3.5yrs. And that was coz it was on a daily driver that goes long distance very often. Wasn't sure of its life span when I 1st used it, so I self limited its life to 3.5yrs even when it was still cranking engine just fine. Now I just let it in service a long as it can, until it shows any sign of weakening. But I am not sure how this batt model will perform in your situation/car, as you may not be doing frequent long distance as often as me. As for maintenance, it came "overfilled" from factory. So it will be really maintenance free for 1st year. Starting 2nd year, just top up until the electrolyte touch the filler hole's lower collar, and it will be maintenance-free again for at least another 6mth. Just monitor monthly afterward, but honestly that would be overdoing it. Monitor quarterly would make more sense. Couldn't expect more from this cheap and cheerful batt model..... a hidden gem among the sea of (over-hyped) MF batts. Noticed that sellers mostly focused on MF batts now?
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waghyu
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May 4 2020, 05:27 PM
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QUOTE(speedy3210 @ May 4 2020, 05:20 PM) Yes, using it atm. Cycled thru 2 Century Hybrid batts (NS70L) since 2015 on 2 cars. If you take care of it, shortest life was 3.5yrs. And that was coz it was on a daily driver that goes long distance very often. Wasn't sure of its life span when I 1st used it, so I self limited its life to 3.5yrs even when it was still cranking engine just fine. Now I just let it in service a long as it can, until it shows any sign of weakening. But I am not sure how this batt model will perform in your situation/car, as you may not be doing frequent long distance as often as me. As for maintenance, it came "overfilled" from factory. So it will be really maintenance free for 1st year. Starting 2nd year, just top up until the electrolyte touch the filler hole's lower collar, and it will be maintenance-free again for at least another 6mth. Just monitor monthly afterward, but honestly that would be overdoing it. Monitor quarterly would make more sense. Couldn't expect more from this cheap and cheerful batt model..... a hidden gem among the sea of (over-hyped) MF batts. Noticed that sellers mostly focused on MF batts now? 4 yrs use? wow
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sk810 P
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May 16 2020, 03:14 PM
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New Member
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Hi, Is varta battery suitable for kancil? The workshop suggested amaron (a bit expensive compare to varta & lasting according to the him) but I’m considering varta. Any suggestions?
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cempedaklife
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May 16 2020, 04:42 PM
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QUOTE(Ghost hunter @ Apr 6 2020, 03:40 PM) Hi all, just changed mine to Panasonic brand as i cant find the century and GP shop during this MCO. Is the brand Panasonic can be use? i cant much information for this brand. Pls help ayam here. TQ My Panasonic lasted 30 months. Even when i changed, that's becoz my wife was delivering soon and i just don't want to take risk. All my other battery lasted 1 or 2 years only, century included. I changed to amaron because i cant find panasonic. I dont think you need to worry.
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Ghost hunter
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May 18 2020, 09:42 AM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(cempedaklife @ May 16 2020, 04:42 PM) My Panasonic lasted 30 months. Even when i changed, that's becoz my wife was delivering soon and i just don't want to take risk. All my other battery lasted 1 or 2 years only, century included. I changed to amaron because i cant find panasonic. I dont think you need to worry. Wokay. tahnks bro
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steventan85
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May 27 2020, 09:01 AM
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since Amaron battery is so popular here , anyone try to fill up using distilled water , after the warranty ended ?
i browse around Youtube and found videos of how to open up amaron top cover to refill with distilled water. its pretty safe by looking at the way they open up , just use Philip screw to open only....and the videos show the battery health increased after filled up with distilled water....
This post has been edited by steventan85: May 27 2020, 09:01 AM
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steventan85
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May 27 2020, 11:58 AM
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QUOTE(voncrane @ May 7 2018, 10:12 PM) I see.. No worries, I'm actually using an Amaron Go battery and it's my first.. Came with 18 months warranty. 17 months and about 34K km later and engine still cranks as if it was just installed. So far so good. Will give it an official seal of approval once it reaches the 3 years mark. how is ur amaron go battery ? still using it ?
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langatian
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May 27 2020, 12:04 PM
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Getting Started
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Inci Aku. Made in Turkey
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voncrane
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May 28 2020, 01:37 AM
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QUOTE(steventan85 @ May 27 2020, 11:58 AM) how is ur amaron go battery ? still using it ? Sorry.. switched cars since then. But before I did. no issues still with the same Amaron battery. However, I’m still using Amaron again on current vehicle. Stock battery gave up around the 17th month mark..Was disappointed so got the AMARON Hi-Life DURO T110 (130D31L).
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steventan85
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May 28 2020, 09:18 AM
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QUOTE(voncrane @ May 28 2020, 01:37 AM) Sorry.. switched cars since then. But before I did. no issues still with the same Amaron battery. However, I’m still using Amaron again on current vehicle. Stock battery gave up around the 17th month mark..Was disappointed so got the AMARON Hi-Life DURO T110 (130D31L). oh.. nvm then. thanks for yr reply...
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kevinlim001
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May 28 2020, 09:20 AM
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QUOTE(Ghost hunter @ Apr 6 2020, 03:40 PM) Hi all, just changed mine to Panasonic brand as i cant find the century and GP shop during this MCO. Is the brand Panasonic can be use? i cant much information for this brand. Pls help ayam here. TQ panasonic battery is a reputable brand, the price mark i am getting here is around amaron pricing or maybe higher.. but the downside is very difficult to find.. personally i use amaron hilife on my car and its has been running for 4 years and still good as of last week... bought the ns60 battery at around 260 that time.. i would certainly go for amaron again if its possible.. another car of mine is running varta..still observing how long the battery is going to last... its 18 months and counting.. This post has been edited by kevinlim001: May 28 2020, 09:22 AM
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littlefire
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May 28 2020, 12:09 PM
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QUOTE(sk810 @ May 16 2020, 04:14 PM) Hi, Is varta battery suitable for kancil? The workshop suggested amaron (a bit expensive compare to varta & lasting according to the him) but I’m considering varta. Any suggestions? Varta & Amaron previously is under the same johnson group but now separated. I can say both quality is almost the same, but take note that brand itself is no use. You need to understand the battery model no. as for Kancil usually is using NS40ZL battery which got few part no. to differentiate the performance. Amaron got few models like Go, Hi-Life & Pro Hi-Life (Go is the most basic battery, while Pro is the highest range) Same as Varta Black, Silver and Varta Black got few models like 34B19L, 38B19L, 42B20L & 46B20L. The higher the first 2 number, the better the performance. You need to look at the battery models just to know if it is worth the money.
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steventan85
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May 29 2020, 11:08 AM
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i bought a Amaron Hilife 42B20L from Shopee...once i got the battery, i use battery tester to check the CCA , SOH and SOC.
SOH : 100% SOC : 70% CCA : 400
so i proceed to charge the battery using Ctek MXS 3.8 , the whole process took me around 12hours , from 7pm to 7am ...
i checked again and i got new result
SOH : 100% SOC : 98% CCA : 345 ..dropped from 400 to 345
anyone know why is the CCA dropped , while SOC increased from 70% to 98% ?
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Thrust
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Jun 5 2020, 02:14 PM
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I tested my battery with a Lancol battery tester.
State of Health is 66% State of Charge is 98% CCA is 280A Resistance is 10.8 Voltage is 12.81
It promoted me to replace the battery. Should I replace it? Battery is NS40ZL with 2.5 years of usage.
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MGM
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Jun 18 2020, 09:20 PM
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I only use my 25 year old 2nd car occasionally. Is it wise to disconnect the -ve cable from the car battery when not in use, so that it can last longer? Is there a gadget to connect & disconnect this cable?
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al_madd
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Jun 18 2020, 09:21 PM
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i get this from email..promo from etiqa..is this consider cheap?
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boxer07
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Jun 18 2020, 10:21 PM
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QUOTE(al_madd @ Jun 18 2020, 09:21 PM)
i get this from email..promo from etiqa..is this consider cheap? At least mark up for Rm30-100
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boxer07
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Jun 18 2020, 10:22 PM
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QUOTE(Thrust @ Jun 5 2020, 02:14 PM) I tested my battery with a Lancol battery tester. State of Health is 66% State of Charge is 98% CCA is 280A Resistance is 10.8 Voltage is 12.81 It promoted me to replace the battery. Should I replace it? Battery is NS40ZL with 2.5 years of usage. SOH a bit low . As long as able to start car ,don't need to change atm.
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