Helpful Car Battery Inspection Tips

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The car battery has to be one of the most important components for having an operational vehicle. Without a functioning car battery, you would have no lights, no power, and of course, no ignition. When a battery dies, for whatever reason, the car powers down like a machine. In order for the engine to start, the vehicle must have a functional battery. This is why it is important to periodically (Every 6 Months) inspect your vehicle’s battery for problems, issues, and maintenance needs.

To do this, you will need a car battery tester that has a multimeter with both volt and amp meter capabilities. Continue reading to learn some helpful car battery inspection tips.

Physical Inspection

Once you pop the hood, take a good look at the car battery. Check whether or not it seems to have any physical damage or natural wear. This includes rust, oxidation, corrosion, protrusions, scratches, indentations, bulges, and more. Corroded terminals can be cleaned with a toothbrush using a baking soda and water solution. But if a battery has physical damage beyond this, it is not safe to use and must be replaced right away.

Voltage Inspection

Charge your car battery overnight, and then use your tester to measure its surface voltage. Be sure your engine is off before starting. First, connect the positive tip of the multimeter to the positive battery terminal, and then the negative to the negative. Next, read the surface voltage. It should be somewhere between 12.5 and 12.8 volts.

Alternator Inspection

The alternator connects to the drive belt and rotates when the motor runs. This rotation produces voltage, which is a key component in charging your car battery. A poorly-functioning alternator will drain a car’s battery as you drive, so they must be inspected periodically to ensure its functioning properly. With the positives and negatives still connected from measuring the surface voltage, turn on the engine and allow the vehicle to run for a few minutes. The voltage should increase to anywhere from 13.6 and 14.3 volts.

Refer to your owners’ manual for your vehicle’s maximum amperage output. Once you have these values, switch your multimeter setting to amp meter. Turn on all the electronics in the vehicle and then measure the amperage output. If the values do not match your vehicle’s maximum amperage output, you could have an alternator problem.

Electrolyte Inspection

Twist open the electrolyte cells of the car battery and check that there is a sufficient amount of electrolyte fluid inside. If not, top the cells off with clean distilled water.

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It is important to have your car battery inspected at least twice per year. If your car battery quits on you while driving, call Zore’s Inc. at 317-247-8484 for prompt and professional roadside assistance you can afford. We offer jump starts and more all across Central Indiana, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week!

What Can I Do With My Old Phone?

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With newer models being introduced to the market every week, phones and related telecommunication devices are being swapped out and upgraded on a daily basis. Everyone wants to latest and greatest models available for cell phone, tablets, mp3 players, iPods, and more. When better technology arrives, people want to own it! So now that tweens, teens, and adults are going through phones and other devices faster than chickens hatch eggs, you can only assume there is a surplus of old or broken cell phones and electronics laying around, unused and without a purpose. Thousands of old or broken phones, tablets, and more are replaced by a better, newer model; only for the old version to be hid away in a forgotten drawer, or placed on a shelf to collect dust. Fortunately, there are several ways to avoid laying waste to the Earth with more used and outdated technology.

Continue reading to learn some eco-friendly and benevolent alternatives for your old device.

📱 Donate to a Friend or Relative

Do you have a friend, younger brother, niece, cousin, or someone close to you that needs a cell phone or tablet? Give it to them! It is a kind gesture with an even more rewarding feeling. You may know someone that could benefit from your old device. What’s old to you is new to someone else!

📱 Your Stuff on EBAY

If you are a web guru or internet-seller type, then perhaps opening an EBAY and PayPal account, then selling your old electronic device to bidders online is a good option. This is the option that will render a person the highest return. Selling your electronics online will probably payout more if you are looking to make some quick cash for your old stuff. This process, however, is not always 100 percent guaranteed to sell your devices and can be quite tedious at that. It requires a lot of patience and persistence to sell your old stuff online.

📱 Recycle Electronic Devices

Going “green” is the new exciting way to help the environment and protect our local Eco-systems. Recycling is one of the most popular means of accomplishing this, and electronic devices are no different. Not only can you recycle paper, plastic, metal, and glass; you can also recycle old or broken cell phones, tablets, and other electronic devices! Contact a local Indianapolis cell phone recycling center for details about phone recycling services in Indiana, today.

Indianapolis Electronic Recycling Services

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Call Zore’s Inc. at 317-247-8484 to recycle old electronics in Indianapolis, Indiana. Not only do we accept all electronic devices, including phones, tablets, computers, laptops, televisions, and circuit boards, we also pay CASH ON THE SPOT! Get paid for your old electronic device by calling the friendly and professional scrap metal buyers, today.