Re: [DML] Battery Blues
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Re: [DML] Battery Blues



I'll probably have to get in line on this one but: Alternators are very prone
to fail, particularly the early ones. To check a battery, disconnect a
cable, charge it up and see if it holds the charge for a day or two (charges
usually tend to leak off with a bad battery)( Or just take it into a local
garage they'll usually put a tester on it and tell you, free of charge). Try
your meter again and see if it's holding around 12.5 volts or so. Reconnect
the cable and put a drain on it (turn on the headlights) for maybe half an
hour (you can always recharge), test for voltage again. It sounds like a bad
alternator, or connection to it, but it never hurts to have a new battery
(unless you happen to get a defective one in which case you'll really go
bananas).

Les

Michael Pike wrote:

> Last week I posted a message about putting in my
> TankZilla and then having the voltage meter on tha
> dash read almost zero.... thinking there was a ground
> or the alternator went out.
>
> Today I went and restarted the car, ofcourse, my baby
> started right away, and sure enough, gauge was almost
> 0 and dropping....
>
> For shits and grins I turned on the headlights and it
> killed the car....
>
> I went to RadioShack and picked up a
> battery/alternator tester...
>
> The battery reads 11 volts.. and according to the
> Radioshack docs (which are rather lame) means the
> battery is bad...
>
> since its reading 11 volts, can that mean the battery
> is just dead - or is the battery really bad?
>
> I will check the list first thing in the morning, but
> i am going to go buy a new battery most likey in the
> morning and try my luck.... a car with 4k miles
> shouldnt have a prob with the alternator, and all the
> belts are new.
>
> Mike
> Vin 855
>
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