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700/900 Series General Forum for the Volvo 740, 760, 780, 940, 960 & S/V90 cars |
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Nov 7th, 2019, 13:23 | #121 |
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It sulphates the battery causing loss of capacity, non-charging and other problems.
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Nov 7th, 2019, 16:58 | #122 |
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Thanks again Dave.I wonder if I should try and return mine under warranty as it clearly isn't suitable for my car,despite being registration number suitable.
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Nov 7th, 2019, 17:04 | #123 |
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You can try! Has to be worth a go!
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Nov 9th, 2019, 14:03 | #124 |
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Dave, where does the calcium battery theory come from. According to Yasua the (trickle) charging tolerance voltage is higher, but they are just another form of lead acid battery so you 'can' have a high charging rating. They should perform the same chargingwise as normal lead acid in a car designed for older lead acid.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_calcium_battery First point of reference, Then do like i did and go through all the others from this search : https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=ca...l&type=default
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Nov 9th, 2019, 22:37 | #126 |
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Have been following this thread with interest but..........
My present battery is a Bosch type 96 S5 008 and the case is a silver colour. Some of the literature regarding this battery refers to it being a “silver” battery. My previous battery was also a Bosch type 96 S5 008 but it was marketed as a Bosch Silver battery and I seem to recall “calcium” was mentioned somewhere in the paperwork. It served me well for 11 years. My present battery does not have any indication that it is silver or silver/calcium. Is it fair to expect that a silver/calcium battery will have this information on it’s labelling?
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I'm pleased to be able to report that since I upgraded the big three cables, with the main additional alternator feed going direct to the battery, together with the new alternator voltage regulator that the battery is coping well with the winter starting requirements. I only use the car for very short journeys and use a maintenance charger to top up once per week. The aftermarket voltmeter which is hard wired to the battery shows a tad under 15 volts, so all seems well so far.....
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Feb 10th, 2020, 18:54 | #129 |
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Bit of a thread hijack here but..... I've removed the alternator from my breaker 940 ( 1998 with aircon and everything else ) to keep as a spare. Will this be a heavier duty version compared to my own 1996 940 without aircon ?
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If it's the Nippon-Denso alternator, if memory serves they're 120A so worth fitting if it's on your breaker.
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