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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Auto Addict on 01 March 2008, 14:36:52
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Well, it works, had a flat battery this morning.
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Always good to know :y
Had you left anything on or is it new battery time?
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Always good to know :y
Had you left anything on or is it new battery time?
Don't know why it went flat, apart from I've only used it 3 times this week, and then for short jouneys.
Batteries just over 2 years old.
Tested it with a meter, it was reading 11v.
Alternator is charging correctly.
Got it on charge now.
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11V is hedgehog meets the A303 type flat.
You could drive around with no alternator charging at all for 3 short journeys in a week with a full battery. (Unless it's at night with fans, wipers etc going).
I would check your connections are nice and clean while you are charging. If not, it's time for the wire brush and vaseline.
From memory,
12.2 V is flat.
12.8 - 13.2 V is a charged battery
13.8 - 14.4 V is healthy charging from alternator.
Much above 14.4 V and the regulator in the alternator has gone and your battery is about to be toast. (My Honda VFR put out ~25V like this - the battery was indeed toast).
If you only have 13.2V with the engine running you have no charge.
Good luck.
Jim
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11V is hedgehog meets the A303 type flat.
You could drive around with no alternator charging at all for 3 short journeys in a week with a full battery. (Unless it's at night with fans, wipers etc going).
I would check your connections are nice and clean while you are charging. If not, it's time for the wire brush and vaseline.
From memory,
12.2 V is flat.
12.8 - 13.2 V is a charged battery
13.8 - 14.4 V is healthy charging from alternator.
Much above 14.4 V and the regulator in the alternator has gone and your battery is about to be toast. (My Honda VFR put out ~25V like this - the battery was indeed toast).
If you only have 13.2V with the engine running you have no charge.
Good luck.
Jim
I'll double check it, thanks.
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You been using one of those Acme solar battery chargers again AA?
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418GZCEESKL._AA280_.jpg)
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You been using one of those Acme solar battery chargers again AA?
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418GZCEESKL._AA280_.jpg)
;D ;D ;D ;D
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11V is hedgehog meets the A303 type flat.
You could drive around with no alternator charging at all for 3 short journeys in a week with a full battery. (Unless it's at night with fans, wipers etc going).
I would check your connections are nice and clean while you are charging. If not, it's time for the wire brush and vaseline.
From memory,
12.2 V is flat.
12.8 - 13.2 V is a charged battery
13.8 - 14.4 V is healthy charging from alternator.
Much above 14.4 V and the regulator in the alternator has gone and your battery is about to be toast. (My Honda VFR put out ~25V like this - the battery was indeed toast).
If you only have 13.2V with the engine running you have no charge.
Good luck.
Jim
The good news is the alternator is charging @ 14.27v. :y
This morning, the battery was reading 12.47v :(
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11V is hedgehog meets the A303 type flat.
You could drive around with no alternator charging at all for 3 short journeys in a week with a full battery. (Unless it's at night with fans, wipers etc going).
I would check your connections are nice and clean while you are charging. If not, it's time for the wire brush and vaseline.
From memory,
12.2 V is flat.
12.8 - 13.2 V is a charged battery
13.8 - 14.4 V is healthy charging from alternator.
Much above 14.4 V and the regulator in the alternator has gone and your battery is about to be toast. (My Honda VFR put out ~25V like this - the battery was indeed toast).
If you only have 13.2V with the engine running you have no charge.
Good luck.
Jim
The good news is the alternator is charging @ 14.27v. :y
This morning, the battery was reading 12.47v :(
Thats because you have polished the battery away :o
Seriously, at least you have a TC card, and Go batteries seem to be pretty good in my experience (got one on the MV6)
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11V is hedgehog meets the A303 type flat.
You could drive around with no alternator charging at all for 3 short journeys in a week with a full battery. (Unless it's at night with fans, wipers etc going).
I would check your connections are nice and clean while you are charging. If not, it's time for the wire brush and vaseline.
From memory,
12.2 V is flat.
12.8 - 13.2 V is a charged battery
13.8 - 14.4 V is healthy charging from alternator.
Much above 14.4 V and the regulator in the alternator has gone and your battery is about to be toast. (My Honda VFR put out ~25V like this - the battery was indeed toast).
If you only have 13.2V with the engine running you have no charge.
Good luck.
Jim
The good news is the alternator is charging @ 14.27v. :y
This morning, the battery was reading 12.47v :(
Thats because you have polished the battery away :o
Seriously, at least you have a TC card, and Go batteries seem to be pretty good in my experience (got one on the MV6)
The original battery lasted 3 years and 1 month, just out of warranty >:(
Put a 70amp Go battery on it (thinking it might last longer), 3 years 2 months ago >:(
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11V is hedgehog meets the A303 type flat.
You could drive around with no alternator charging at all for 3 short journeys in a week with a full battery. (Unless it's at night with fans, wipers etc going).
I would check your connections are nice and clean while you are charging. If not, it's time for the wire brush and vaseline.
From memory,
12.2 V is flat.
12.8 - 13.2 V is a charged battery
13.8 - 14.4 V is healthy charging from alternator.
Much above 14.4 V and the regulator in the alternator has gone and your battery is about to be toast. (My Honda VFR put out ~25V like this - the battery was indeed toast).
If you only have 13.2V with the engine running you have no charge.
Good luck.
Jim
The good news is the alternator is charging @ 14.27v. :y
This morning, the battery was reading 12.47v :(
Thats because you have polished the battery away :o
Seriously, at least you have a TC card, and Go batteries seem to be pretty good in my experience (got one on the MV6)
The original battery lasted 3 years and 1 month, just out of warranty >:(
Put a 70amp Go battery on it (thinking it might last longer), 3 years 2 months ago >:(
Do you get the green charge state on the battery or is it always black?
Im still on my original battery........and that gets a lot of abuse......during daylight prolly starts the omega 20/30 times/day......and during darkness.....rarely turn it off.....coz i dont want to keep turning the HID's off/on.....i know its draining the battery on idle......coz the interior light dims when the cooling fan kicks in.
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I saw the thread title and thought.....
'well, he needs all the help he can get at his age' :D
Then when I read it you were refering to batteries.
The trouble is that your battery actualy gets a very hard life because it never gets a good solid regular charge....
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I saw the thread title and thought.....
'well, he needs all the help he can get at his age' :D
Then when I read it you were refering to batteries.
The trouble is that your battery actualy gets a very hard life because it never gets a good solid regular charge....
Yeah, I know, I should get out more :(
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I thought you (AA) and Mark had come up with a trickle charger solution for your battery.
I guess you dont use it all the time :-/
Perhaps using it all the time (if you dont already) would solve the prob.
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Wonder if the trickle charging isn't helping much :-/
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I thought you (AA) and Mark had come up with a trickle charger solution for your battery.
I guess you dont use it all the time :-/
Perhaps using it all the time (if you dont already) would solve the prob.
Yes, I should use it more, keep forgetting to plug it in. :(
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Plugged in as we speak :y
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I thought you (AA) and Mark had come up with a trickle charger solution for your battery.
I guess you dont use it all the time :-/
Perhaps using it all the time (if you dont already) would solve the prob.
Yes, I should use it more, keep forgetting to plug it in. :(
Dont worry AA.......thats called old age ;D ;)
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I thought you (AA) and Mark had come up with a trickle charger solution for your battery.
I guess you dont use it all the time :-/
Perhaps using it all the time (if you dont already) would solve the prob.
Yes, I should use it more, keep forgetting to plug it in. :(
Dont worry AA.......thats called old age ;D ;)
I know :(
;D ;D ;D ;D
Do I come here often? ::)