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by **trueno_20v** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:21 pm

ive recently been getting a flat battery in the mornings and ive been jump starting it to get to work, once i got to work it would start back up easily to go out at lunch etc but over night it dies, so i got it going and took the ( + ) lead off the battery and it still idled, but when i turned the lights on full it stalled, i done the same thing to my dads car and it still ran with the battery disconnected and having the lights on full, my battery is one of the best ones from repco and is only about 2 months old so im wondering if its the alternator now??

by **CAMB01** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:18 pm

With engine running put a volt meter on the battery and see what voltage you have.
If everything is good it should have 14.4 volts.

Cheers
Cam

by **trueno_20v** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:07 pm

CAMB01 wrote:With engine running put a volt meter on the battery and see what voltage you have.
If everything is good it should have 14.4 volts.

Cheers
Cam

i have a volt gauge in my car which sits on about 14.1volts but that doesnt tell me if the alternator is stuffed or not..

by **matt dunn** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:33 pm

trueno_20v wrote: i got it going and took the ( + ) lead off the battery and it still idled, and then i done the same thing to my dads car

Then your lucky you did not fry the electrics in both of them.

Removing the battery while the car is running is a big no no on cars with electronic's.

Ok on your old farm tractor,

by **CAMB01** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:29 pm

Well if you have 14volts at the battery your alternator is fine.

by **GTCRSHR** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:34 pm

sounds like your battery is on the out, have you checekd the water levels in it, time for a new one from the sounds of it tho,

bosch from super cheap are good ones, as are yellow tops if you into sounds etc

Website · by **Caveman** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:37 pm

Just because your battery is new doesnt mean it isnt crap. Either that or you have something running white the car is off, alarm or something might be draining power.

But definatly sounds like your battery.

by **edwagon** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 9:38 pm

Then your lucky you did not fry the electrics in both of them.

Removing the battery while the car is running is a big no no on cars with electronic's.

Ok on your old farm tractor,

I'll say!! If you didn't have electrical issues before, then you probably will now. If you got away with it, Buy a lotto ticket!!

by **trueno_20v** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:18 am

Its my 2nd battery both have been good ones they are " maintanence free" and they have the little window at the top etc

by **CAMB01** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:46 am

You must have something on over night thats draining the battery

by **trueno_20v** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:33 pm

CAMB01 wrote:You must have something on over night thats draining the battery

yea or alternator, it may charge it enough to turn the car of and then restart it but maybe not enough to hold its charge over night or something i will test it at work tomorrow to see if there is a constant drain..

Website · by **nobody** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:45 pm

Just a thought - make sure your earth connection (that runs from the negative battery terminal to the chassis or frame) is properly connected.

My car had all the symptoms of a flat battery in the mornings, and it turned out to be a faulty earth connection. A bit of a clean up with a wire brush and a good tighten with a socket fixed it right up

by **trueno_20v** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 1:53 pm

nobody wrote:Just a thought - make sure your earth connection (that runs from the negative battery terminal to the chassis or frame) is properly connected.

My car had all the symptoms of a flat battery in the mornings, and it turned out to be a faulty earth connection. A bit of a clean up with a wire brush and a good tighten with a socket fixed it right up

yea thanks for that ive moved my battery to the boot and maybe the earth isnt good enough, ill try that cheers

by **CAMB01** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 6:55 pm

What size cables are you using for the battery if its in the boot?
Where is your earth from the battery going to?

by **trueno_20v** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 7:18 pm

CAMB01 wrote:What size cables are you using for the battery if its in the boot?
Where is your earth from the battery going to?

dunno exactly what gauge the cable is but its bloody solid, probly 1/4 of an inch thick and ive run the earth to a big bolt that holds the rear selt belt buckles ..

by **CAMB01** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:12 pm

hmmmmmmmmm sounds good.
What about the terminals on the ends of the cables what are they like?

I have my earth bolted to a rear seat mount.

by **CAMB01** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:27 pm

An earth cable wont earth if it is touching a painted surface.

by **trueno_20v** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:39 pm

CAMB01 wrote:An earth cable wont earth if it is touching a painted surface.

yea ive sanded it all back to metal it all looks good..

by **3T-Rona** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:17 am

buy a decent battery from an auto sparky, that way if it faults u can return it and it will be covered by warranty, super cheap batteries r shit, cheap for a reason, i get them come in almost everyday, some1 buys a new batt, starts great then a week l8a its shite again..... get a battery from a decent place and u should be getting a decent battery

by **loose_unit** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:11 pm

The batteries from supercheap are supplied from Century Batteries and have nothing to do with them other than the fact that the super force label is stuck to them.

The bosch ones from there are very good batteries and yield very little problems.

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