Date: 18 Mar 2003 15:44:44 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: 1989 has battery drain
Someone who looks an awful lot like MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote: > In article <b55vrm$26cnt6$8nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de>, > davehinznopsamcop.net says... >> I must respectfully but emphatically disagree. If she has a parasitic >> load, a new battery before that load is identified and fixed is just a >> waste of money. It's treating the symptom, but not the cause. > So see if you can find a battery to borrow, rather than buying as a test > case. "Hi, my car has a problem that has trashed my battery - can I borrow yours to try the same thing please? What do you mean, no?" Wouldn't it be better to charge up the existing battery, fix the problem, and then move forward? Why wreck a friend's battery in the process? All of the troubleshooting can still be done with the existing battery, even in it's abused state. No reason to abuse another one to learn the same stuff. Dave