Battery problems

Battery problems

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joust

Original Poster:

14,622 posts

266 months

Saturday 7th December 2002
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Anyone else finding their battery going flat so it won't turn the engine after just 2 weeks of not using it?

I've ordered a trickle charger - but it seems a bit quick for it to run down - be interested if anyone else has the same problem.

J

stuh

2,557 posts

280 months

Saturday 7th December 2002
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Yep had 2 AA home starts now - had to disable my origin blue................

martvr

480 posts

278 months

Saturday 7th December 2002
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Probably about right, a couple of weeks with the alarm on as it's not that big a battery. I put the charger on if I'm going to leave it more than about a week.
Sounds like you're going the right way as long as the charger you've ordered is something like the Accumate i.e. switches itself off when the battery is fully charged. Can do as much damage to the battery by overcharging it as if it is left discharged.

joust

Original Poster:

14,622 posts

266 months

Saturday 7th December 2002
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Yep - I've ordered one of those £40 intelligent jobies from the TVRCC (don't tell anyone )

J