lol..bro. sorry i succumbed.

saw carput shopee selling my battery amaron-go for rm179 instead of rm209 as usually, siap deliver and got 10% coin cashback somemore.
the current one is 34 months now.
yesterday, i need to crack thrice before car start up (first time after months and months of occasionally need crack twice).
i pulled the trigger.
was hoping i can go 36 months but it's......an attractive deal
no idea how long later they put back "normal" price.

Good evening,

I am looking for a tester, so heard Lancol being mention so I have a look Micro 200 below rm90 both local and oversea unit.
Then saw Lancol CAT200 RM127.  77sale will bring down to rm118(oversea unit) It a tester and charger(2 in 1).

So what do you all think?

Get or no get? Cat200.
Lazada CAT200

On my side it's the other way round the charger is the bonus. I got a charger name Foxsur. 

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Thank you, abubin and VeeJay for your input.

Let me share my stories a bit.

Currently I am using a NS40ZL Kochi water filling Nov 2019 with only 14.500 KM mileage.

Cold measurement on my multimeter 12.3V (tested today. did not drive yesterday so it rested more then 30 hours)
Last charged last week 14 hours but still blinking 75% and 100%.
Same 75% and 100% blinking 2-3 month ago at 8 hours charge.
(when fully charge all 25,50,75 and 100 suppose to light steady)

3 month back notice cranking was slow. charged 8 hours. And so far cranking were smooth after that. So my guess soc and soh might be somewhere 50%.

Hi all sifus,

Out of curiosity, I am looking look up the manufacturing date for my recent  Yuasa M42 55B20L battery.

Found these alphanumeric imprints on the top battery casing:
5D4R04
13410156

Tried asking the foreman, but they said "tak tau". And I couldn't  find much info online. Mostly points to different format for another series.

Any help appreciated. Cheers.

Even it states specifically in fine print.

According to my Principal Co SOP which I follow in order for battery's warranty to be valid is a NS60LS, which is a higher specification than what is provided by Toyota or its Service Center i.e. NS40ZL + adaptor. In my personal opinion my Principal Co SOP is correct and there is a valid reason for that.

Ok let me ask you this question instead, if indeed NS40ZL is the correct battery speciification for the vehicle, then why on earth did Toyota make a bigger battery compartment that is meant for a NS60LS ? Isn't that extra costs in production, which they could have avoided and translated that into savings simply reducing the sizes ? I had asked their clients to forward this question to their SC, <b>until today I have not gotten an answer why is a NS40ZL used instead of a NS60LS.</b>

Have just change to a new AMARON battery hope it will last more than 2 years. But then again, that is the normal lifespan of a car battery, anything beyond that is a bonus.

After reading thru the forum, I'm fascinated  by all that can achieved  3 to 4 years of life for their's battery and wondering why most of us can't get the same result.
From the beginning of the new car, I'm changing battery ~ every 18 months (except mco ~20mths).

Even trying different brands from Panasonic, Century, Hitachi, etc, etc with the same result. All KO ~ 18 mths.

When the pandemic/lock down started, this is the free time for me to scroll  the web for information on my battery spec.
Surprised to know that most others country using the same NS70L, the same size as mine but with much higher capacity also can last for 3 to 4 years on the same model car.
This prompt me to search for a better/higher specification battery for my car.

Mine doesn't equipped with a stop start so I don't require an EFB battery.

Most probably you are right that this current battery I'm using are left idle on the shelf, since I've bought it after mco.
Thought of replacing with Century MAX or Excel but all shop don't have stock for a higher spec NS70L.

In the end, just buy any higher spec battery that they have in stock.

From my experience battery quality makes a difference as well. Couple of my uncles who had CBU car their battery came from overseas and last 6-10years!

Can start no issue like normal, crank as normal with no difficulty. Still can go work and back. But just for a peace of mind just went and change it anyways.

Dont want get stuck as i have kena before