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[Auto Addict]

The car is now on it's 3rd battery in 6yrs 2 months.

The original battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

The 2nd battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

Fitted a new 66amp Go battery on friday.

Reading :-

When fitted - 07/03/08 @ 16:00 hrs - 12.77v.
Stood overnight - 08/03/08 @ 09:20hrs - 12.52v
Driven approx 10miles - 08/03/08 @ 15:00hrs - 12.97v
Stood overnight - 09/03/08 @ 09:30hrs - 12.60v

Alternator is charging @ around 14.23v.

Will be going on a run today of about 30miles.

Will report reading again after.

[mantahatch]

Hi
I no some batteries seem to go on for years, but the average life expectancy of a car battery is 3 years.
Low mileage users suffer because the battery is never charged properly, and high mileage users suffer because the battery is effectivly overcharged.
Once went to a lady broken down who told me she has new battery fitted every 12 months because "they just don't last do they" I cleaned the main body earth and problem dissapeared.

HTH

Mike

[Andy B]

The only thing I could suggest is to put your multi-meter on Amps and put it in line with your battery to determine current draw at rest. Then pull fuses in turn & see which fuse has the biggest affect.
My Astra is charging at 14.2A too, I looked Friday when it came back from the auto-spark.
Or ....... you could take the easy option of taking it to a good auto-spark.

[Auto Addict]

Battery terminals are kept very clean.

I don't do much mileage these days, will check to see what amps it's drawing.

I know the alarm system does draw on the battery.

Never got through so many batteries on a car

[Auto Addict]

The car is now on it's 3rd battery in 6yrs 2 months.

The original battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

The 2nd battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

Fitted a new 66amp Go battery on friday.

Reading :-

When fitted - 07/03/08 @ 16:00 hrs - 12.77v.
Stood overnight - 08/03/08 @ 09:20hrs - 12.52v
Driven approx 10miles - 08/03/08 @ 15:00hrs - 12.97v
Stood overnight - 09/03/08 @ 09:30hrs - 12.60v

Alternator is charging @ around 14.23v.

Will be going on a run today of about 30miles.

Will report reading again after.

After a 30 mile run the battery read 12.88v.

[Taxi_Driver]

The car is now on it's 3rd battery in 6yrs 2 months.

The original battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

The 2nd battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

Fitted a new 66amp Go battery on friday.

Reading :-

When fitted - 07/03/08 @ 16:00 hrs - 12.77v.
Stood overnight - 08/03/08 @ 09:20hrs - 12.52v
Driven approx 10miles - 08/03/08 @ 15:00hrs - 12.97v
Stood overnight - 09/03/08 @ 09:30hrs - 12.60v

Alternator is charging @ around 14.23v.

Will be going on a run today of about 30miles.

Will report reading again after.

After a 30 mile run the battery read 12.88v.

Sounds bout right to me AA......

0.2/0.3v drop overnight isnt much........as you say the alarm system will draw some power.

Also battery wouldnt have been fully charged when you bought it........depends how long it had been sitting on the shelf at the vx dealer.

[Auto Addict]

The car is now on it's 3rd battery in 6yrs 2 months.

The original battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

The 2nd battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

Fitted a new 66amp Go battery on friday.

Reading :-

When fitted - 07/03/08 @ 16:00 hrs - 12.77v.
Stood overnight - 08/03/08 @ 09:20hrs - 12.52v
Driven approx 10miles - 08/03/08 @ 15:00hrs - 12.97v
Stood overnight - 09/03/08 @ 09:30hrs - 12.60v

Alternator is charging @ around 14.23v.

Will be going on a run today of about 30miles.

Will report reading again after.

After a 30 mile run the battery read 12.88v.

Sounds bout right to me AA......

0.2/0.3v drop overnight isnt much........as you say the alarm system will draw some power.

Also battery wouldnt have been fully charged when you bought it........depends how long it had been sitting on the shelf at the vx dealer.

I would have thought after a 30 mile run, it would have been reading 13v +.

Can anyone give me a reading off their battery, I don't mean now in the dark, but when it's convenient please?

[Taxi_Driver]

The car is now on it's 3rd battery in 6yrs 2 months.

The original battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

The 2nd battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

Fitted a new 66amp Go battery on friday.

Reading :-

When fitted - 07/03/08 @ 16:00 hrs - 12.77v.
Stood overnight - 08/03/08 @ 09:20hrs - 12.52v
Driven approx 10miles - 08/03/08 @ 15:00hrs - 12.97v
Stood overnight - 09/03/08 @ 09:30hrs - 12.60v

Alternator is charging @ around 14.23v.

Will be going on a run today of about 30miles.

Will report reading again after.

After a 30 mile run the battery read 12.88v.

Sounds bout right to me AA......

0.2/0.3v drop overnight isnt much........as you say the alarm system will draw some power.

Also battery wouldnt have been fully charged when you bought it........depends how long it had been sitting on the shelf at the vx dealer.

I would have thought after a 30 mile run, it would have been reading 13v +.

Can anyone give me a reading off their battery, I don't mean now in the dark, but when it's convenient please?

Just for you AA.......12.80v and it was bloody parked 2 streets away  

Ive done about 50miles in it today.......sundays are lazy days  

[JasonH]

After a run the battery will read high. For an accurate measure you need to either load the battery for a few mins (turn the lights on) or leave it for a couple of hours at least.

[Taxi_Driver]

Typical  

Walked about 1/2 mile to my omega.........to get AA a battery reading in the cold........and hes nodded off  

 

[Dave-C]

The car is now on it's 3rd battery in 6yrs 2 months.

The original battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

The 2nd battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

Fitted a new 66amp Go battery on friday.

Reading :-

When fitted - 07/03/08 @ 16:00 hrs - 12.77v.
Stood overnight - 08/03/08 @ 09:20hrs - 12.52v
Driven approx 10miles - 08/03/08 @ 15:00hrs - 12.97v
Stood overnight - 09/03/08 @ 09:30hrs - 12.60v

Alternator is charging @ around 14.23v.

Will be going on a run today of about 30miles.

Will report reading again after.

Are you having starting problems.. AA

DC

[Kevin Wood]

It's quite normal for the battery voltage to settle a little after it's been charging. What you describe sounds normal.

Kevin

[Taxi_Driver]

The car is now on it's 3rd battery in 6yrs 2 months.

The original battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

The 2nd battery lasted 3yrs 1 month.

Fitted a new 66amp Go battery on friday.

Reading :-

When fitted - 07/03/08 @ 16:00 hrs - 12.77v.
Stood overnight - 08/03/08 @ 09:20hrs - 12.52v
Driven approx 10miles - 08/03/08 @ 15:00hrs - 12.97v
Stood overnight - 09/03/08 @ 09:30hrs - 12.60v

Alternator is charging @ around 14.23v.

Will be going on a run today of about 30miles.

Will report reading again after.

Are you having starting problems.. AA

DC

Flat battery a few days ago......after not using his 2.2 for a few days  

[Kevin Wood]

If problems continue, try to measure the standing current to see if someting is drawing current when the car is idle (wait a few minutes for the time delay on the lights / rear lighter socket to expire).

A duff power sounder is a suspect, I'd say.

Kevin

[Auto Addict]

Typical  

Walked about 1/2 mile to my omega.........to get AA a battery reading in the cold........and hes nodded off  

 

Sorry about that

I always leave the car for about an hour, after a run, before I check the battery.

I just think I'm getting paranoid, about it.

Thanks guys.