Yes John, batteries do that. I replaced the 4/4 battery a couple of years ago as a precaution because it was getting on for ten years old, and carried on using it as a sort of slave battery in the garage, checking out circuits on the E type I`m sorting out etc. After performing apparently faultlessly for months with an occasional charge it suddenly failed, not a peep, zilch. Now if it had still been in the car I would have been well and truly stuck. It`s prudent to replace before the inevitable occurs. Cheers Ron. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Rutherford To: mogtalk2 Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 9:00 AM Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] I hate (don't understand) electrics
Judgment in on the battery this morning: "It's absolutely shot, sir" Fair Dos; it was a Banner and had lasted more than ten years with absolutely no trouble at all, it just died all of a sudden Now for the getting-a-new-one-back-in bit . at least it's sunny so the incentive to drive over the weekend is strong Thanks for all feedback John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Andy Garlick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 07 September 2012 12:49 To: mogtalk2 Subject: Re: [mogtalk2] I hate (don't understand) electrics John Much will depend upon the state of the battery from previous years. Before I got a trickle charger I let my first battery go flat a couple of times. It appeared that it had fully recovered and gave me 3 years of good service , then one day I drove into a filling station , and it would not re-start after only a couple of minutes later. The RAC man gave me a boost start but pronounced the battery at the end of its life. I replaced it the following day (the workshop confirmed that one cell had gone) and have had several years of good service now, but I do trickle charge it whenever it is parked in my garage. I did nothing to the charging circuit , before or later. So the condition of the charging circuit , although important, is not necessarily the only factor at work here. Andy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Rutherford <[email protected]> To: mogtalk2 <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, 7 September 2012, 11:50 Subject: [mogtalk2] I hate (don't understand) electrics So some advice will be greatly appreciated. Came home last night (25m drive) with headlights on; nights are drawing in. Switched off on drive; opened garage, tried to start and battery flat! Before I rush out and replace the battery, I will have it properly tested but to do that it needs to be fully charged so I wont know the final outcome until tomorrow morning. Hopefully, it is just an old battery at the end of its life, but if not .? Fan belt is fine and nicely tight so am I right in thinking that if the alternator was failing to charge, the amm et er and/or ignition light would have given me some prior warning? My amm et er has always shown a positive charge, some way b et ween 13 (mid-point) and 15. Yesterday was no exception. Should the battery be OK, what do I look at next? Many thanks John Rutherford 1988 +8 View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Modify Your Subscription View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Modify Your Subscription View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Modify Your Subscription ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
