What will happen to my IMA battery if I dun drive for more than a month?
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Hello
Today when opened teh hood of my HCH I saw a sticker that says I should drive my car at least once a month else my IMA NiMH batteries might get permenantly damaged. Right now I'm kinda worried since during the winter I remember I haven't drived my car for a little over a month.
I was wondering if anyone's familiar with NiMH batteries especially with the HCH's IMA ones that can tell me what will happened to them if I dun drive my car for more than a month? If possible or not still many thanks in advance.
Today when opened teh hood of my HCH I saw a sticker that says I should drive my car at least once a month else my IMA NiMH batteries might get permenantly damaged. Right now I'm kinda worried since during the winter I remember I haven't drived my car for a little over a month.
I was wondering if anyone's familiar with NiMH batteries especially with the HCH's IMA ones that can tell me what will happened to them if I dun drive my car for more than a month? If possible or not still many thanks in advance.
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The IMA NiMH batteries do drain themselves. It's not a big deal though as all you have to do is start the car and hold the throtle at around 2000 rpm and 3 or 4 bars of charge will indicate charge. The main battery will recharge quickly and your done. Don't forget to open the garage door before you start
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Based on things I've read on the interweb (so you know they are true), it is a good idea to start your car at least once a month and run it for a while. I seem to recall someone who posted here about a battery failure that happened in a car that was driven very infrequently.
I understand that NiMH batteries don't like to be fully drained, which is what will happen with time if you don't drive. I don't know how long it would take for a failure to occur, it's not worth messing around with when all it takes is a drive around the neighborhood every month to prevent this kind of battery strain.
I understand that NiMH batteries don't like to be fully drained, which is what will happen with time if you don't drive. I don't know how long it would take for a failure to occur, it's not worth messing around with when all it takes is a drive around the neighborhood every month to prevent this kind of battery strain.
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I have left my 2006 parked on two occasions while on winter vacation for two mths. unattended and the battery level was the same when I returned.Hal
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I notice the same thing happened to my car too when I left it unused for over a month and the battery gauage was still the same. I read somewhere online NiMH batter only gets damage if they get overcharged or when the battery level drops below zero %, looks like our cars are fine
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