Posted by Steve Giannoni on November 5, 2010, 4:40 pm
Had to replace the 12V battery about 2 years ago ...
On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:05:57 -0700, Lawrence Greenwald
>wrote:
>> Steve Giannoni wrote:
>> > Still driving my 2001, performing as new ! Any info on the time or
>> > other life limit on the battery?
>>
>>
>> Lab tests on the current version of the pack indicate about 180k
>> miles under normal driving conditions. Older packs are prone to
>> corrosion at one or two terminals, but potential life may be equally good.
>Have you had to replace the other battery? You know, the one that drives
>the accessories? Mine (on my 2005 Prius) died after about 5 years.
>--LG
Posted by Sekula on November 21, 2010, 2:39 pm
> Lawrence Greenwald wrote:
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Steve Giannoni wrote:
>>>> Still driving my 2001, performing as new ! Any info on the time or
>>>> other life limit on the battery?
>>>
>>> Lab tests on the current version of the pack indicate about 180k
>>> miles under normal driving conditions. Older packs are prone to
>>> corrosion at one or two terminals, but potential life may be equally
>>> good.
>>
>> Have you had to replace the other battery? You know, the one that drives
>> the accessories? Mine (on my 2005 Prius) died after about 5 years.
>>
>> --LG
> 5 years is a long time for the accessory battery. 3 years is normal.
> Decca makes a replacement that is probably better than OEM for that.
My daughter's Hyundai Accent had a battery last 7 yrs!!
Posted by Michael N. LeVine on November 21, 2010, 2:58 pm
> > Lawrence Greenwald wrote:
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Steve Giannoni wrote:
> >>>> Still driving my 2001, performing as new ! Any info on the time or
> >>>> other life limit on the battery?
> >>>
> >>> Lab tests on the current version of the pack indicate about 180k
> >>> miles under normal driving conditions. Older packs are prone to
> >>> corrosion at one or two terminals, but potential life may be equally
> >>> good.
> >>
> >> Have you had to replace the other battery? You know, the one that drives
> >> the accessories? Mine (on my 2005 Prius) died after about 5 years.
> >>
> >> --LG
> >
> >
> > 5 years is a long time for the accessory battery. 3 years is normal.
> > Decca makes a replacement that is probably better than OEM for that.
>
> My daughter's Hyundai Accent had a battery last 7 yrs!!
My 2003 Prius finally had to have its original accessory battery
replaced after 7 aand half years.
--
Michael LeVine - mlevine@redshift.com
"Thirty days hath September, April, June and November.
All the rest have thirty one except for Gypsy Rose Lee
and every one knew what she had" - Mel Blanc
Posted by Michelle Steiner on November 21, 2010, 3:43 pm
> > My daughter's Hyundai Accent had a battery last 7 yrs!!
>
> My 2003 Prius finally had to have its original accessory battery
> replaced after 7 aand half years.
my 2004 model had it have its 12V battery replaced after six years.
--
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People's Democratic Republic is to Democracy.
>> Steve Giannoni wrote:
>> > Still driving my 2001, performing as new ! Any info on the time or
>> > other life limit on the battery?
>>
>>
>> Lab tests on the current version of the pack indicate about 180k
>> miles under normal driving conditions. Older packs are prone to
>> corrosion at one or two terminals, but potential life may be equally good.
>Have you had to replace the other battery? You know, the one that drives
>the accessories? Mine (on my 2005 Prius) died after about 5 years.
>--LG