Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 07:33:14 -0000 From: "Big Al" <alan.saussenopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: is the battery gone or the aiternator not charging it?
Same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago with my 9-5 and I had to buy a new battery. Apparently if a car's battery's voltage falls below a certain level for a certain length of time it never really recovers. Having got the car going I drove it for about 60 miles assuming that would charge it up. But when I got in the car the next morning it wouldn't start. "-Bob-" <noemailnopsammain.com> wrote in message news:0hrf4vg3u7tt4bvqfgpj2hi08h0evsv1rpnopsamcom... > On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:17:09 -0400, Dexter J > <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org> wrote: > > >Salutations: > > > >Get a 12v charger from your local auto supply and a battery tester (exactly > >like a antifreeze tester - but for batteries).. > > > >I do not think you can actually charge a flat battery properly from the > >alternator - in fact, I've often wondered between seat heaters, defrosters, > >music, fog lights, power windows and seats whether or not the system is a > >little underpowered for a single battery.. > > I'd point from the other side though... if the car ran for 45 minutes > after several days of this problem, then the alternator is working. > Otherwise the car would have died. It's possible that everything > is working _except_ the part of the circuit that charges the > battery, but I doubt it. Get that battery tester and try it. It's > only a few $'s at the store. I'll give you 9 out of 10 odds that the > battery is dead. > > Bob
