Charge and bypass the car battery
Who does not know that: In the morning, the drive to work should be done in a hurry? but the car just does not want to start. As a rule, the battery will be empty or have starting difficulties. Depending on the state of the power storage this can now be filled. Incidentally, this works well when on the road once such problems occur. Ultimately, however, the life of the batteries is limited.
Charging the battery: Required accessories and initial measures
First of all, it requires charging the battery of a charger. Such can be purchased in the specialized trade at a cost of about 50 euros. Then the engine compartment is opened on the affected vehicle and the cover of the existing battery is released. Likewise, at the visible poles, the caps are removed? Both steps are usually done without tools, since the existing plastic material can be solved very easily. Now the two cables of the charger are led to the battery. The positive cable is clamped to the positive pole, the negative cable to the ground pole. This also succeeds without additional accessories. The entire process of joining should take only a few minutes and requires no prior knowledge.
Charging the battery: The current is flowing
If the connection is made in this respect, the start switch can be actuated on the charger. He releases the energy, which is now forwarded to the battery. Depending on the level of the same, it may take several hours until the maximum amount of charging current is reached. One on the charger? sometimes also separately supplied? Voltage display provides information about the filling quantity: If the pointer of the measurement does not continue to project upwards, the two charging cables can be disconnected from the battery. The poles are closed with their caps, the cover is fitted over the battery. The latter handles are again without tools, since the plastic protection usually only has to be inserted into its holder.
Bridging the battery: jump start in traffic
The above example described the process for the situation in which the vehicle in the garage or in the yard is to be made accessible. However, the situation is slightly different when traveling? and while driving? the battery loses voltage. It is important not to fill these up completely, but to load them to the extent that the route to the next workshop can be bridged. Sometimes the battery has enough power, but can not rely on it for a short time. So it needs a second car. With both companions, all functions and the ignition are switched off first, any power guzzlers should not be able to run either way.
Bridging the battery: making the connection
The batteries of both vehicles are connected with two separate lines. There is a red cable, which is clamped to the respective positive poles. The black cable is connected to the negative pole of the dispenser battery, the second end to the ground pole of the affected car. Now, the donor car, after a few seconds in addition to the broken vehicle started. The latter should have received enough power by the short bridging to at least continue the journey and to be able to drive to the next workshop. First of all it is of course necessary to remove the black cable in the first step, in the second step the red cable and to bring the corresponding polar caps and the covers of the batteries back into the required position.
So a car battery is disposed of properly
However, it is not always possible to charge a battery with voltage. It can be too old or fundamentally defective. It is now necessary to remove the power storage from the engine compartment. The process of removing succeeds usually quite simple. However, transport to the recycling center, the city cleaning center or specialist dealer may be difficult: as there is a toxic and corrosive liquid in the battery, the container should ideally rest on a secure surface and should be covered with an impermeable material. This ensures that you avoid falling over and leaving while driving? Humans and the environment can not be harmed.
