If you are looking for a place for truck battery replacement in Charlotte NC, you have come to right place. Our expert technicians in truck battery replacement in Charlotte are able to do everything from recharging your existing battery to read diagnostic codes and replacing it completely.
If you are having trouble starting your engine, visit us for a truck battery replacement service. We will determine if your truck battery is the cause of the problem and in need of replacement. In addition, our replacement service may be advisable even if your truck battery is currently working properly. Although new batteries generally perform well for the first three to five years before they are likely to malfunction, battery life can be shortened from extreme weather conditions or improper maintenance. Unless you have access to the right testing tools, there may be little warning that your battery needs to be replaced. Our staff has the necessary tools to review your truck battery’s performance here in Charlotte NC location. If our results indicate you need a replacement battery, we will help you through the replacement process. If you have questions or concerns about your battery, simply give us a call or contact us online.
We proudly service the Truck Battery Replacement needs of customers in Charlotte NC, and surrounding areas.
To help you care for your truck battery, we advise the following:
- Clean and remove rust and add anti-corrosive protection
- Tighten up loosened hold-down clamps and terminals
- Test battery condition
- Check the alternator belt tension and wear and tear
- Don’t forget to shut down front lights, cabin lights, and radio when the truck is not being used
Older Truck batteries used to use lead-antimony plates, and would need regular water addition, to replace the water lost due to the chemical reaction of electrolysis that happened on each charge discharge cycle. Since newer batteries changed the “alloy” reactive element to calcium, most recent designs have a much lower loss of water, unless they get overcharged.
Most new batteries are designed with extra electrolyte that sits above the plates, which allows for liquid lost during the life of the truck battery. If your truck battery still has the easily detachable top caps, then you still might need to “top-off” the battery with distilled water from time to time.
Since newer truck batteries have less maintenance needed due to that change, they might not provide “openable” caps so you can add water to the cells. Most new batteries are designed with extra electrolyte that sits above the plates, which allows for liquid lost during the life of the truck battery. Overcharging the truck battery for long periods, or it getting charged at an excessively high voltage, can cause some of the water in the liquid electrolyte to which then can get out of the cells.
Truck battery Storage?
Batteries will last longer when they are stored “charged up”. Leaving your truck battery discharged shortens the truck battery’s life, or can even make it unusable. If you leave it for an extended period (several years); a chemical reaction called sulfation will eventually prevent the truck battery charging normally.
Changing a Truck battery?
When you change your truck battery, truck battery makers recommend that you disconnect the ground connection first. This prevents accidental “short-circuits” between the truck battery terminals and the metal truck frame. Be careful if you work around your truck battery yourself.