Many motorists in the winter are faced with such a problem as a failure of the battery in their car. At this moment, you have to change the old, outdated itself to a new unit. Among the proposed models, it is necessary to make a choice on the one that will suit the car owner in terms of cost and quality. These include the American ACDelco battery.
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Battery Manufacturer ACDelco
The battery is manufactured by the well-known American concern General Motors. Country of origin - America. ACDelco manufactures both factory-made spare parts for cars and removable parts. Today, under the recognized ACDelco brand, more than 70,000 different units are produced in 57 product categories of spare parts, including batteries.
The product line owes its name to the merger of the two largest companies - AC - the famous Albert Champion and Delco - Dayton Engeneering Labs Company. Replaceable auto parts produced by the concern are supplied to assemble the largest players in the automotive world - Renault, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW. Today, consumables and auto parts are manufactured by the General Motors auto concern for 95% of automobile types.
Official website with a complete catalog of all batteries: https://www.acdelco.com/auto-parts/car-batteries.html.
Where are ACDelco batteries used?
Units are used as power sources for cars and trucks. The manufacturing company General Motors completes many of its cars at the factory.
There are models suitable for motorcycles. Some are suitable for installation in buses and special equipment.
Applied technologies and their features
To create these units, for the first time, it introduced the method of manufacturing battery plates from a strong alloy of lead and calcium, which made this brand of batteries the best in quality level among analogues with similar features.
Among the features of the batteries are the following qualities:
- The original case and modern design;
- Durable folding carry handle;
- Comfortability of use;
- Equipping with special lead-calcium gratings created according to the developed Expanded metal technology, thereby reducing water and charge consumption;
- The special design of attaching the electrodes to small current leads increases resistance to shock and vibration loads;
- The presence of a built-in eye of the refining hydrometer for quick determination of the state of the charge level;
- Reinforced current-carrying design and their method of attachment to battery plates increases the vibration resistance of models;
- Impact resistant housing made of high quality polypropylene;
- The special design of the polypropylene tire serves for the further collection and subsequent return of harmful electrolyte vapors back to the “banks”.
Service and Charging
This type of battery is maintenance-free. Therefore, it is not necessary to monitor the electrolyte level and add water. It is required to monitor the general condition of the battery, if necessary, wipe the case from dirt and moisture. Strip terminals during oxidation.
If the battery is discharged, then it must be quickly put on charge, since calcium and unlike AGM, GEL or EFB do not tolerate deep discharges. We set the current to 10% of the battery capacity, that is, if the capacity is 80 Ah, then the current should be 8 Amps. Voltage 14.4-14.6 volts.
Since the batteries are maintenance-free, it is not necessary to set high currents, since when boiling off the electrolyte, it will not be replaced, because the case is hermetically sealed.
How to find out the release date and decrypt the code
Each modern manufacturer drives a special coding on its batteries, reflecting all the main technical parameters. How to determine the model year of manufacture? Any marking code contains 2 important information:
- The final production date for the release of batteries;
- Accurate battery information and general manufacturing conditions.
The labeling scheme looks something like this:
- 1- production line number;
- 2, 3, 4 - the individual code of the batch produced;
- 5 - the last digit of the year;
- 6 - half a year;
- 7 - ordinal month of industrial production;
- 8, 9 - day and day of the month;
- 0 - number of the work team.
The proposed scheme will help to understand the basic technical qualities prescribed on a sealed enclosure.
According to the official requirements of the technical regulation on vehicle safety, clarifying information on the production date is not required for mass application on a durable battery case. Since 2014, detailed information on the final production date has not been applied. The serial number contains all the information reflecting all the features of production.
Did you have or have a battery ACDelco? Then tell us in the comments which one and about your impressions about him, this will greatly help other motorists and will make the material more complete and accurate.
Reviews
Yaroslav, 35 years old
Today we will talk about batteries for the car ACDelco. I can boast that for 3 years, as I installed it in my car, he never let me down. The engine starts in any problem without delay.
Alexander, 30 years old
Installed a new ACDelco battery on his car, an American what is needed. Works flawlessly for 6 months. I take care of him, periodically recharge, monitor the level of battery status. The agm type model completely suits me, I make efforts to extend the battery life.
Michael, 45 years old
Recently my old battery sat down, I decided to put the American ACDelco, which I do not regret at all. He pleased me with a good job, everything works fine.
