Battery

[Neilc123]

Hi guys. I was wondering how good is the battery in an Aston?

I keep my second car in garage for a month without any issues or charging battery. Can you do this with an Aston?

If not do all of you keep them plugged in over the winter months when not in use?

Does it depend which Aston you get?

Thanks

Neil

[Arjxh56]

You will be lucky to get a month unless you isolate the electrical equipment and you don't have a tracker.. From memory i think 21 days is about the figure quoted if you have the tracker and don't isolate?
I would keep it on trickle if you have the charger.. If not, give it 15 min ticking over every now and again.

Strangely, i have mine on trickle every time I park it in the garage but the indicator never actually registers full. I often wonder if the trickle is putting in less than what the tracker, alarm, etc are taking out?
I have never used the isolating switch as I don't want to have to mess around resetting the radio etc when i come to use it.

Edited by Arjxh56 on Tuesday 18th December 20:39

[mikey k]

Later cars don't have the disconnect switch
The cold can kill the battery
I tricke charge mine for a week then leave it for two

[Arjxh56]

I didn't know that.. Mine is MY07 so one of the early ones. I wonder how many actually use it?

[barny 11]

Neilc123 said:

Hi guys. I was wondering how good is the battery in an Aston?

I keep my second car in garage for a month without any issues or charging battery. Can you do this with an Aston?

If not do all of you keep them plugged in over the winter months when not in use?

Does it depend which Aston you get?

Thanks

Neil

i leave my car for weeks on end, longest being 4 weeks had no problems yet..
the garage is heated i imagine that helps.

[Lunablack]

Mine is garaged, and on a trickle charger, which more often than not is reading full

[CatalystV12V]

Lunablack said:

Mine is garaged, and on a trickle charger, which more often than not is reading full

+1

[dmhort23]

CatalystV12V said:

+1

+2 mine always plugged in when not used.

[drofnavi]

+3 mine is connected at all times, when in the garage.

[threesixty]

No option to connect mine. Its been left for 3 weeks max so far with no problems at all.

[Steve Richards]

Do we mean trickle charge or on a battery conditioner? I leave mine for weeks on a conditioner and never had a problem.

[897sma]

Mine happily sits 3 or 4 weeks on the drive without problems but I suppose it all depends on the condition of your battery

[George29]

Arjxh56 said:

If not, give it 15 min ticking over every now and again.

I thought its not good for an engine to leave it idling? They're designed to be warmed up under load I think.

[yeti]

My battery is brand new, but 2 weeks sitting around would kill it stone dead

No option to trickle charge it, so at this time of year I use the isolator everytime I get out of the car. Kind of annoying, but that's the nature of the car!

I think 3 weeks max without isolating according to the manual and supposedly a whopping 90 days if you isolate it.

[Jockman]

897sma said:

Mine happily sits 3 or 4 weeks on the drive without problems but I suppose it all depends on the condition of your battery

+1

Though remember Steve that if your Tracker is active it will reduce the time you can leave it like that

The most I've ever left it sitting on the drive is 19 days IIRC. Full Tracker on. Fired up first time, and what a noise

[ds2000]

Whether its of interest or not I've just ordered one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0051T9V9Q/ref=...

Should keep the battery gremlins away... unless it snows.

[897sma]

I pay tracker subscription so I assume it's active, left it for over 4 weeks in the summer and it was ok. Might be a good/new battery though.

[Tony V12V]

threesixty said:

No option to connect mine. Its been left for 3 weeks max so far with no problems at all.

12v socket behind the RH side trim panel in the boot. Pull the panel using the leather loop and the socket is in there aboue the fusebox.

[drcarrera]

ds2000 said:

Whether its of interest or not I've just ordered one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0051T9V9Q/ref=...

Should keep the battery gremlins away... unless it snows.

You do realise you live in the UK !