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| tornik550 |
 Oct 21 2013, 06:25 PM
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Due to a new baby, I haven't been driving my car much. I have found that if I let my car sit for three days or so, the battery voltage will be so low that the starter will not turn. The alternator cranks out 14 volts when running.
I made several changes prior to noticing this. I suppose there could be something which could be causing battery drain or my battery could just be going bad. I suspect this may have been going on for a while however I drove the car frequently so I didn't notice. If I change the battery with an external charger while it is still hooked to the car- it will charge to around 13volts then by morning it will read around 12.33 volts. I obviously do not really understand batteries. Is there a way to determine if I have a battery problem or a drain problem. |
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tornik550 Battery drain or bad battery? Oct 21 2013, 06:25 PM
dangrouche lots of google links on how to detect voltage loss... Oct 21 2013, 07:02 PM Trekkor I disconnected my in-dash clock. Problem solved.
... Oct 21 2013, 07:05 PM pcar916 On batteries you can generally depend on the speci... Oct 21 2013, 07:09 PM gunny If your car isnt driven much and when it's dri... Oct 21 2013, 07:15 PM
pcar916 :agree: on the battery tender charger. If the ba... Oct 21 2013, 07:18 PM  |
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