While most jumper or booster cables have red and black leads, you may occasionally come across a set of yellow and black jumper cables. Given that you’ve probably heard that connecting jumper cables the wrong way (reverse polarity) can damage … Read more
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you whatsoever. It is not uncommon to have to replace a car battery every … Read more
Car batteries are usually replaced every 3 to 5 years on average – but as with most things in life, there’ll always be exceptions. When changing the car battery, you need to pay attention to battery specifications – battery capacity … Read more
As you may expect, how long a car battery lasts with headlights switched on will depend on several variables – the battery capacity, state of charge of the battery, and others. With that said, however, it is helpful to know … Read more
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you whatsoever. You’ve probably heard of chargers that can keep your car battery topped … Read more
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you whatsoever. Batteries for hybrid cars just like the normal non-hybrid cars can be … Read more
Do you often use your car battery to jump start other people’s cars? If you do, then you might harbour this uncomfortable feeling that perhaps there is a number, a safe limit of times beyond which you should exceed or … Read more
When a car fails to start, it is common to reach for the jumper cables, give the car a boost charge and then start it. When it starts successfully, it is usual to assume that the battery was drained, right? … Read more
Have you just parked your car and are wondering why the car is making a clicking sound with the key removed? Are you worried that it may be a warning of something more serious that can happen if you do … Read more
Good quality alternators can have a long service life, and even last the life of the vehicle. Sometimes, though, you may have a case of either premature failure or worse still repeated alternator failures. So in this post, I will … Read more
