Battery keeps on going dead? Any ideas....
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Race Director
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From: Henderson Nv-Rohnert Park/Sonoma C o. ca/born in NY Rockaway Beach.
well i think i figured it out. i may have had my key turned to far back. when turned back to far i can pull still pull my key out and everything is still on.. i tried my wipers and they worked my fan was on . so this must have run the batt dead.
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Glad you figured it out. All the way back is the ACC position so anything on that circuit will have power.
Be careful, batteries that are fully drained need to be charged slowly before the alternator gets to it or it will suffer wear faster.
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Good luck, Paul
Last edited by Paul Ruggeri; Oct 10, 2007 at 09:45 PM.
Team Owner
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Possible. A good stereo will dim lights for sure and like I said it's always good to have an updated charging system when you start adding things like stereos and fans.
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Battery keeps on going dead? Any ideas...
My new Die Hard died on me in a couple of weeks. I
return it to place of purchase. The shop manager said
I'm sorry to have to tell you this Lorin pointing to an
old yellow battery setting on the floor it's dead. My
words were I'm sorry to hear about old yellow but
what about my battery that setting on the bench?
Well the man did every thing possible including
mouth to cell. Just couldn't bring it back- he wanted to
keep it for a couple of days and give it a slow charge.
I return to pick it up, dog gone I said you gave that battery one heck of a charge, he was smiling, I continue when had brought it in the post were on the side now they are popping out the top. I got another battery but never return to the store.
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From: Columbia Missouri
My new Die Hard died on me in a couple of weeks. I
return it to place of purchase. The shop manager said
I'm sorry to have to tell you this Lorin pointing to an
old yellow battery setting on the floor it's dead. My
words were I'm sorry to hear about old yellow but
what about my battery that setting on the bench?
Well the man did every thing possible including
mouth to cell. Just couldn't bring it back- he wanted to
keep it for a couple of days and give it a slow charge.
I return to pick it up, dog gone I said you gave that battery one heck of a charge, he was smiling, I continue when had brought it in the post were on the side now they are popping out the top. I got another battery but never return to the store.
return it to place of purchase. The shop manager said
I'm sorry to have to tell you this Lorin pointing to an
old yellow battery setting on the floor it's dead. My
words were I'm sorry to hear about old yellow but
what about my battery that setting on the bench?
Well the man did every thing possible including
mouth to cell. Just couldn't bring it back- he wanted to
keep it for a couple of days and give it a slow charge.
I return to pick it up, dog gone I said you gave that battery one heck of a charge, he was smiling, I continue when had brought it in the post were on the side now they are popping out the top. I got another battery but never return to the store.
I'm confused...what just happened?
