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> possible dead battery?, 11.78 V
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post Jun 10 2018, 09:56 PM
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1. My car has been sitting for awhile, but it has started up when I needed it to.
I recently took out and put back the transmission. I got everything hooked up and the car would not start. I took a reading across the battery terminals and got 11.87 volts. Is this an indication of a dead battery?

2. I should mention that I unhooked the positive and negative terminals while the trans was out. I also have a battery disconnect on the negative terminal (turn a screw to connect/disconnect). I got sparks when I hooked up the positive and touched the wrench to the car accidentally.

3. I have an Optima Red Top battery that is only about 1-2 years old.

4. I checked all the wire connections related to the trans and didn't see anything. That shouldn't matter anyway, I think.

5. I'm thinking of jump-starting the car and seeing if that works.

6. I'm also thinking of getting a battery charger and hooking that up.

Thoughts?
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post Jun 11 2018, 11:52 PM
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I'm a fan of the BatteryMINDER brand chargers. They have a de-sulfation pulse mode when trickle charging that conditions the battery plates and breaks up the crystals that collect on the plates. It also has an AGM charging mode that adapts the charge profile to match the needs for Optima, Odyssey, ... batteries.

I'm not a fan of Optima batteries. They are more battery than we need in our cars and quality is not consistent. I used an Odyssey PC680 in my -4 for years and have been using one in my -6 for many years and its been working great.
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914 RZ-1   possible dead battery?   Jun 10 2018, 09:56 PM
The Cabinetmaker   Did you reconnect the ground strap on top of the t...   Jun 11 2018, 05:28 AM
914 RZ-1   I reconnected everything, including the ground str...   Jun 11 2018, 11:36 AM
SirAndy   I'm wondering what the correct reading for a g...   Jun 11 2018, 11:53 AM
porschetub   I'm wondering what the correct reading for a ...   Jun 12 2018, 12:17 AM
Chris914n6   A dead cell would make it 10.5v. That just sounds ...   Jun 11 2018, 12:04 PM
Bartlett 914   A dead cell would make it 10.5v. That just sounds...   Jun 11 2018, 12:48 PM
Mark Henry   A dead cell would make it 10.5v. That just sounds...   Jun 11 2018, 12:49 PM
914 RZ-1   Can anyone recommend a charger? A dead cell wou...   Jun 11 2018, 05:33 PM
Philip W.   the last battery that I had that died read right a...   Jun 11 2018, 12:04 PM
Triaddave   Just did all the above. Ended up buying a new red ...   Jun 11 2018, 12:49 PM
rhodyguy   Plenty of info out there about charging gel batter...   Jun 11 2018, 01:24 PM
914 RZ-1   I'm also going to try jump-starting the car wi...   Jun 11 2018, 05:35 PM
burton73   The battery man told me that Optima had a problem ...   Jun 11 2018, 05:49 PM
plays with cars   I'm a fan of the BatteryMINDER brand chargers....   Jun 11 2018, 11:52 PM
Triaddave   The reason for me to use the OPTIMA was the fact t...   Jun 12 2018, 11:42 AM
914 RZ-1   I solved the problem! I tried using a jump bo...   Jun 13 2018, 10:13 AM


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