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Kerry |
posted on 24th Jul 03 at 09:30 |
thats wot i mean !!!!!!! thats why i asked if it could just do it, i thought it only did it like u say gradually or if u knacker it by draining it leavin something switched on!!! | |
Gambit |
posted on 24th Jul 03 at 09:22 |
pretty weird for it to happen all of a sudden, you would expect it to gradually get worse over time, not just after an hour or so | |
Kerry |
posted on 24th Jul 03 at 09:16 |
well i did a 130 mile drive and got back at 6 am. just gone out to start it and nothing there so im guessin the battery is bobbed!!!! | |
jordi |
posted on 24th Jul 03 at 07:35 |
I think you can check if the alternator is charging the battery by checking the voltage at the battery pins while the car is on idle. | |
Sam |
posted on 24th Jul 03 at 07:03 |
Whenever I buy a second-hand car, the first thing I do is buy a new battery for it! ;) | |
jm960326 |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 22:23 |
my battery did this at xmas last year, started fine, drove round someones house, went to go home 30mins later, dead as can be. Had new battery for it, just knackered, was charging but not holding charge so bad cells. | |
John_C |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:37 |
not if u idle it instead | |
Tiger |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:30 |
Did you know it takes approx 500 miles to fully charge a battery from dead? | |
Kerry |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:28 |
i know its not starter kus it went straight away off jump leads.....gonna take it to my mates garage tomorow and get alternator and battery tested hope its the latter... | |
Tiger |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:24 |
Alternatively, if you can get to a motor accesories shop they will test the battery for you F.O.C. | |
Tiger |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:23 |
Does the starter motor tick but not turn when you try it? | |
Kerry |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:22 |
im listenin tiger | |
Tiger |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:21 |
No-one listens to me. | |
Scotty_B |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:19 |
Battery cells are probably knackered. This happened in my Punt last year.:mad: | |
Kerry |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:18 |
doubt its alternator then kus theres no lights or anything | |
wezjax |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:18 |
yes, think theres a small earth lead from the alternator, check that fat gob, had this problem on my old car, cost £2. | |
Tiger |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:18 |
In english? | |
ReeF |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:15 |
when my altinator woz on the fritz my battary light faded on and when i reved the engine it got brighter until it went off...... when it finaly went kaput i called out the RAC andThe RAC man said if u put your key in and turn the electrics on if theres no battary light on your dash it means your altinator aint charging your battary. lol | |
wezjax |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:14 |
could be an earth fat gob. | |
John_C |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:11 |
sumthing left on??? like an amp or sumthing? bad connection?? | |
Tiger |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:10 |
It occurs when the cells inside the battery break down - alarms have earth leakage and cause a constant drain on the battery - this in turn after time will cause the battery to become less and less efficient. when your battery has a non running voltage of less than 12 volts it will struggle to start due to the huge current taken by the engine. | |
Gareth.O |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:10 |
could be the cells in the battery are kncackered, or not enough of that water stuff you have to put in ?? | |
Kerry |
posted on 23rd Jul 03 at 21:04 |
never had any problems with battery ect til yesterday parked it up and left for around 1 to 2 hours and when i returned it wouldnt start!!!! seemed the battery was flat as a fart!!!! got it going then drove it for half an hour before parkin it up again. gone out to it an hour ago and flat as a fart again!!! |