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The acquisition of the battery

Perhaps most importantly, what should pay attention to the buyer - is the battery performance. Their three.

The first - rated voltage, it at all batteries identical, and it is impossible to make a mistake. When buying is advisable to check the battery load fork.

The second - the capacity measured in amperes / hours (A / h), means, roughly speaking, the amount of electricity stored in the battery. From the tank it depends on how long it is possible to turn the starter motor, or more precisely - how much can you make attempts to start the engine.

Price Battery almost directly proportional to its capacity.

The third characteristic - the starting current (measured in amps. A), ie, current supplied to the starter motor during starting. On its accumulators can specify on four different systems: GOST (on domestic), EN (the standard of Uniform Europe), SAE (the American standard) and DIN.

Last, German standard, is closest to our guest, and in most European batteries is put "by default", ie when the system standard is not indicated. What it is, the faster and more power provernetsya starter motor.

It is better if you buy the battery with the characteristics specified in the instruction manual of your car: so it will last you longer at the minimum expenses. You can save and buy the accumulator of smaller capacity, but will serve it to you less than usual term and poorly cope with winter start. Having bought the battery even slightly larger capacity, you do not win in a Lifetime, because Permanent undercharged battery will lead to sulfation of the plates, and lose money. To get involved in high inrush current and should not be: you will burn a starter. It is better to change the oil in the engine, and the problems with the launch will not be.

Recently, the country's market is full of poor quality goods and fakes. The batteries are no exception. There are several grounds on which it is possible with sufficient accuracy to distinguish the original from a fake.

The first and perhaps most importantly: the battery should be required to indicate the country of origin and produced by the plant, it is better if the address.

Second - must indicate the date of manufacture, which is very important if the battery is filled. Each battery must be attached technical certificate, but the presence of optional instructions. This is due to the fact that in the West accumulators almost do not sell at retail, they are established experts at service stations.

The third - the qualitative accumulator is inconceivable without high-quality housing, good stoppers and smooth pin terminals, often lubricated technical protective greasing from oxidation and covered from above with colored plastic caps.