On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 05:49:38 -0700, "Michael Pardee"
<michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:

>"ap" <corsica@ragingbull.com> wrote in message
>news:1122302819.747066.122750@z14g2000cwz.googleg roups.com...
>> Is it normal for the battery to fail load test
>> at only 36K?

Batteries are not engine componants, they work by time, and not miles.
Was the battery topped up?

>>
>
>That really depends on the climate. When I lived in Phoenix I never had a
>battery survive three summers - they would almost always give up early in
>the third summer (like around May, since summer there is pretty much
>May-September, and it's hit 100 degrees in March.) Now I live in Flagstaff
>and the only battery I've had to replace in 4 years was in a car we had
>recently bought.

Did you let the car run for a little before turning the AC on, and
similarly turn the AC off a little bit before you turned the engine
off in Az? if not, thats what would have killed them.

>
>Other things can suck the life out of a battery, especially if they are run
>down and charged by driving the car.

Yes and no. The battery is designed to be chargable. using, and
draining and charging the battery doesn't 'damage it' per se. If it is
kept below 10V for an extended period of time (say 12 hours or more)
then it is irreperably damaged. using a trickle charger is the best
way to charge a low battery.

>
>Mike
>