Zero electricity in the Clio Willy??

[Frimley111R]

I left my Clio Williams for a couple of weeks and then it failed to start. It seemed like the battery was totally dead. As its quite new I connected it to a charger but the charger indicated the battery was perfectly fine and charged. I put the battery back in the car and its still totally dead, nothing works at all. I didn't even get a little spark as I connected the second terminal. I am a bit confused. Any ideas??

[Frimley111R]

The charger has lights. Red for 'flat', yellow for partial charge and green for fully charged. Oddly it showed green. I checked the battery with the multimeter and it's totally dead. So, problem solved, but I am not sure why the charger indicated that it was fine.

[Frimley111R]

Thanks, thought there might be an explanation along those lines. New battery just bought. Lets hope for a quick resurrection!

[Frimley111R]

Thanks guys. Question: my old battery had holes in the top of the terminals which then had screws in them, screwing the leads in place. My new one doesn't so do I just drill the tops and tap?

[Frimley111R]

andyiley said:

They are probably of the self tapping variety so just require drilling, if not then yes, just make sure you only just go deep enough for the screw length though..... Obviously.

Thanks