When it comes time to change the battery on the car, you should always make a choice. You can take and, without thinking, to buy exactly the same. And you can look at the innovations and, in consultation with knowledgeable people, to choose something better. The second option is particularly relevant if the old battery has accumulated claims.
This article will examine the batteries of the firm "GW". What are and where are, how good at work and are there any nuances of their usage? As for the marking to understand the country of origin and date of manufacture? It is mandatory to hear reviews of car owners that use such batteries.
Manufacturer of batteries "GW" is an American firm Johnson Controls. It's a huge company with a staff of 170 thousand people, is a world leader in the production of batteries for cars, security systems and air conditioning systems. To make it more clear - the Optima and Varta brands are the property of the Corporation.
The Main production facilities of the company are located, respectively, in the United States. It is a large city of Milwaukee in Northern Wisconsin. The battery is "Gigawatts", which reviews are particularly important to us, can be made in other European cities as well as in Russia. Plants Johnson Controls is near St. Petersburg, Tolyatti and Moscow. The main place of production of specific battery Gigawatt is considered to be the plant located in the Czech Republic. There are the batteries brand Bosch.
Recommended
How does the rear bushing front arm and how many it serves?
The Rear bushing front arm – one of the constituent elements of the vehicle chassis. He refers to the guide elements of the suspension together with the levers endures tremendous stress with wheels. However, with this this item, there are many ...
Oil consumption in the engine. Six reasons
It is Hardly possible to find a motorist who would not be worried about the increased oil consumption. It is especially annoying when it happens with another new motor. Here are the most common causes that result in the consumption of oil in the engi...
The exhaust System is designed to remove combustion products from the engine and output them to the environment. It also must be ensured a reduction in noise pollution to acceptable limits. Like any other complex devices, this system consists of seve...
About the "Johnson controls" you can still say that it was founded in the distant 1885 the inventor of the first electric thermostat for room conditions – Professor Warren Johnson. During this time the firm has achieved world figures and has many subsidiaries.
Reviews of car batteries called "GW" are subjective characteristics and does not always accurately reflect the essence of the product. Battery company Gigawatt considered a budget product, a sort of analogue of Bosch Silver batteries. Price starts around 2 600 rubles and ends 11 500 RUB. for battery trucks. This is a classic lead-acid maintenance-free batteries. Their body is made of a modern plastic material that can withstand the high temperature engine compartments of cars. In this case the product Gigawatt have a relatively small mass. Compared to “boshevski” seem a little lightweight.
In commercially available batteries of different dimensions, starting currents, and with both options for the location of the poles. All of them meet high quality requirements. Battery "GW" feedback is often positive due to its excellent behavior in extreme cold and at idle cars. Also, the manufacturer guarantees the uninterrupted work of the battery for three years. Rugged housing made of lightweight plastic can withstand the shocks and vibrations of the car, both on the track and on the road.
As with any battery, brand products have a number of Gigawatt electric and a number of physical parameters. To electric are the nominal capacity, measured in ampere-hours and discharge current. This can be attributed to the density of the electrolyte. With regard to physical characteristics, this is much easier. Estimated overall dimensions, weight of the product.
Battery "GW" of the manufacturer which guarantees three years of excellent service that comes with different starting current and nominal capacity. A number of battery can be divided into groups according to voltage:
Sales are always batteries Gigawatt of both polarities. As for dimensions, for variants with small capacity weight is the smallest. With the increase of the nominal value of the weight of the battery will increase. For comparison G62R with a capacity of 60 Ah would weigh 14.5 kg and G225R with a capacity of 225 A*h – has 58 kg.
To make it more clear, think of the electrical characteristics of the battery. This will help you better understand the battery "GW". Manufacturer the reviews are mostly deserves good, so it is important to know that this or that is a figure, and to have an opinion.
The main characteristic that is always specified in passport data and even in the name of the model – this is nominal capacity. This feature tells how much electricity can give battery under standard specified conditions. This parameter significantly influences the temperature of its environment. At low temperatures the battery capacity always decreases. That's why for the cold winters it is recommended to use products with a stock of nominal capacity.
The Second important characteristic of a battery is the discharge current or starting current. This parameter is determined by the strength of the current at minus 18 degrees and is particularly important for starting a cold engine in the winter. The higher the starting current, the less problems will be with the launch of the car in the cold. "GW" - batteryhas a high starting current and prevent unnecessary problems in the harsh winter.
Additional, but no less important parameter is the density of the electrolyte. For a fully charged battery this value is in the range of 1.25 - 1.28 g/cm3. For severe frosts, ideally you want the density was 1.3 g/cm3.
Date of manufacture when choosing a battery – one of the most important parameters. The storage time of battery without recharge should not exceed 6 months for hybrid options and 12 months for calcium. If you do not know the date of the product, one can easily get stale, which would no longer be of adequate quality.
Battery "GW" feedback is very positive when you purchase products stored in good conditions. To check the battery Gigawatt, you need to find the code embossed on the battery cover. During the production of meet 4, 5 and 6 characters of this code. 4 – year of production, and 5 and 6 – the code of the month:
Until 2014, marking the date were a bit different. The characters responsible for the date, were 4, 5 and 6 positions, but the mapping table was different. So the question: “Battery "GW" - how to know the date of production?" the answers will be different. Over time the markings may undergo new changes, so the relevance of the information you need to check on the official websites of the products.
The leading Products of the American Corporation Johnson Controls have the highest quality. Brand "GW" is no exception. All products from this company even for a budget target category will meet all standards. Good battery "GW" - will be determined by the end user, but the main advantages are already known:
Modern vehicles all have large saturation power systems. System monitoring, maintenance, security, comfort every year more complicated. All this demands a special attention and a good battery. That's why battery manufacturers are constantly improving and introducing new technologies. The most important topics at the same time – increases the rated voltage and of inrush current while reducing size and weight.
Battery "GW", reviews of the owners which have contradictory features, has its own character. The main feature Gigawatt offers the quality and price. The ratio of these parameters for batteries of this brand is really high.
Reviews on batteries, like any product, have two polarities. There are car owners who praise the product, and there are those who speaks negatively. Among the positive interesting review of the owner of a WV Passat with a petrol 1.8 liter engine. Term use it G55R – 7 years. And during this period, only in the last year in the winter he began to fail him. All the time before they started easily in the cold, even if the engine is more viscous polysynthetic.
There are reviews of clearly substandard Gigawatt. When the battery almost immediately stopped to give the charge. There are several explanations. First – got a real marriage, and the second – was violated the conditions of storage and use.
What could be wrong with a particular product? Anything. And there are no trifles. Don't like the look - OK, but what if the battery is not fulfilling its duties. There is no charge or insufficient current. Maybe she is exhausted. Such faults among accumulators Gigawatt not detected. The quality of the product is provided by the European brand with an impressive history and relevant services of the control.
Battery "GW" could have an easy weight, so, like, thin walls, which can cause rapid freezing in the cold season. While it does not take into account the quality of modern plastic, which even in a small volume performs all the underlying functions of thermal insulation.
Another disadvantage can calculate the price of the goods. Some owners believed that once "GW" is a budget version of the Bosch, so it should cost 2 times cheaper. But in practice, the price may differ by 1 thousand roubles. That is, for comparison, the battery capacity of 60 Ah ‘Bosch’ will cost about 4800 rubles, and "GW" - 3800 rubles. But the pricing thing is very thin, sometimes dependent on completely unrelated with the prices of things, so the disadvantage of increased cost is considered difficult.
Broad coverage of the market with product, good sales. This isbattery "GW"? Manufacturer, reviews of which have positive color, giving this parameter a high value, and thus the batteries Gigawatt a lot of varieties.
First and foremost, the battery divided by the nominal capacity. The low power in the line is 0185753519 and 0185753500 having a capacity of 35 Ah. Most powerful battery for cars from the "GW" is 0185760002 or G100R with a capacity of 100 A*h For trucks the range of battery capacity is in the range of 90 to 225 A*h Can be divided into battery and starting current, but such a division would correspond to the gradation in the capacity, so it is not applicable.
Batteries differ in the location of the contacts on the cap. Besides the allocation of “direct” and “reverse" polarity is the location of the contacts on one side of the battery cover. The line "GW" 5 options for the location of the contacts. For clarity, all options indicated in the figure.
Many are interested in the question of how to learn, where they produce a "GW" (batteries). Country of origin is determined by the third symbol-coded, embossed on the cover.
The service life of the battery is greatly influenced by operating conditions. Once a season before the cold weather the battery to recharge. At every maintenance check the condition of contacts and clean battery itself. The density of the electrolyte have maintenance-free batteries is not regulated, so it is enough to check the charges when you need to recharge the batteries "GW". How to determine the date of production, Gigawatt, discussed above. The conditions battery storage will also have a value.
Having Considered the features of the batteries "GW", may be noted the excellent ratio of price and quality, wide range and affordability. Over time, the requirements for battery are constantly growing, and the products under the brand Gigawatt meets all applicable requirements.
Article in other languages:
AR: https://tostpost.com/ar/cars/20711-battery-gigawatt-feedback-from-motorists.html
BE: https://tostpost.com/be/a-tamab-l/38322-akumulyatar-g-gavaty-vodguk-a-tamab-l-sta.html
DE: https://tostpost.com/de/autos/37911-akku-gigawatt-bewertungen-von-autofahrern.html
HI: https://tostpost.com/hi/cars/22352-gigawatt-motorists.html
JA: https://tostpost.com/ja/cars/20330-battery-gigawatt-feedback-from-motorists.html
KK: https://tostpost.com/kk/avtomobil-der/38723-batareya-gigavatt-p-k-rler-avtomobilistov.html
PL: https://tostpost.com/pl/samochody/40307-akumulator-gigawat-opinie-kierowc-w.html
PT: https://tostpost.com/pt/carros/39948-a-bateria-gigawatts-viajante-motoristas.html
TR: https://tostpost.com/tr/arabalar/35184-pil-gigawatt-s-r-c-lerin-yorumlar.html
UK: https://tostpost.com/uk/avtomob-l/39116-akumulyator-g-gavat-v-dguki-avtomob-l-st-v.html
ZH: https://tostpost.com/zh/cars/29076-battery-gigawatt-feedback-from-motorists.html
Alin Trodden - author of the article, editor
"Hi, I'm Alin Trodden. I write texts, read books, and look for impressions. And I'm not bad at telling you about it. I am always happy to participate in interesting projects."
Related News
"IZH 350 Planeta Sport" – frisky Soviet bike
it is believed that of the entire line of Soviet motorcycles "IZH" truly sporty just one. It is easy to guess that it was "IZH 350 Planeta Sport".History motorcycleIn 1973 the factory "Izhmash" was made a real breakthrough: the li...
"Toyota-Corolla" (2008): technical specifications. "Toyota-Corolla" (2008): reviews, prices
everyone has Probably seen a car like "Toyota Corolla". This model is produced since the 90-ies. However, the greatest popularity it has gained with the release of the new, tenth generation, which was produced until 2013...
Brand gear oils and their characteristics. The use of gear oils
Lubricants necessary for the transmission mechanisms, not received special attention. The grease in the gear boxes replaced not as often as in the engine. Oil for transmissions – lubricating products whose primary function i...
Clutch replacement ("Ford-Focus 2)": practical advice, cost
the Basic units in any car – is the engine and box. They are closely interrelated. However, at the time of the shift the two nodes disconnect. Therefore, in the design of any car with a manual transmission provides a frictio...
VAZ-2104: tuning with your hands
2104 Car, tuning which really perform on their own, are in great demand in the domestic market. With proper care and proper maintenance, the machine is reliable and will last a long time and in a regular vehicle. However, many own...
"Ford Focus 2": replacement of the hub with your hands
“the Ford-Focus-2” – very popular in Russia car. His popularity he gained thanks to the high reliability, maintainability and budget price. Among car owners are of the opinion that to fix the car is much more com...
Comments (0)
This article has no comment, be the first!