I know a lot of Rovers use Subarus and wonder if there are any battery problems with them. I have a 2017 Outback and have had the battery die over night twice after leaving a dome light on. I measure
Author: Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:08:06 -0700 (MST)
2016 Subaru XV Crosstrek here (2103 Crosstrek before that -- long story.) Never any battery issues - though I have twice run the battery flat due to idiot operator snafus. I have left both the 2013 a
Hi Steve. I've had a variety of "interesting" battery voltage related issues over the years with newer vehicles. Partially due to those "interesting" issues I run all most all my roving radios from b
Having dealt with a 'fleet' of vehicles over the years, I have a pretty good handle on how long batteries should last, both in overall life and when on trickle loads. I would say (with no real scienc
Sorry I hit send by mistake before I was finished my last email. Some takeaways for me: -If I decide to buy another vehicle that I plan to rove from I expect I will look inquire about various vehicle
Re the life of SLI batteries for vehicles. I used to believe that if I changed my batteries every five years I would be almost guaranteed of not having any battery issues. Often when replacing batter
I left the dome light on for a week in an airport parking lot in my 2013 outback. Turns out that'll kill your battery and also it's hard to find a jump at 1am. Other than that no issues so far. Sean
Re Subaru's... If anyone owns a Subaru Forester and has measured the charging and float voltages with the engine running I wouldn't mind chatting off list.. I'm glad to hear lots of Subaru owners use
In a former life I worked for Johnson Controls in their battery division . Oem batteries are not the top of the line in quality, the good old lowest bidder. Keep them clean, full of water, and clean
The Best way is to install an isolator to charge a deep cycle battery in the cab of the car that runs the rover station when mobile and carry a small 1K or 2K generator to run everything / charge the
Nice post. I'll just add that if I was starting with a "clean sheet of paper" I'd take a long look at using LiFePO4 batteries as opposed to sealed lead acid batteries in the cab of my truck. In my ex
I like Optima batteries but I do not always like the price. If you were still working for Johnson Controls, you could buy Optimas at a discount. That said, I'm not sure Optimas are all that they use