DBS Battery - its going anywhere in a hurry!

DBS Battery - its going anywhere in a hurry!

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A17DBS

Original Poster:

65 posts

110 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Digging around it seems I was missing a battery conditioner when I bought the car (alright - who nicked it!) and my Optimate does not have the cigarette lighter attachment (one on order now).

Better to be safe I thought - I will put the Optimate onto the battery terminals until the accessory arrives.

Looking at the forums someone mentioned that the battery was behind the drivers seat, so I took the rear seat out (easier than I thought), and found the battery, hidden under what looks like military grade aluminium and about 10 bolts. Then you need to take out a further bit of the back seat (needs a bit more commitment as that one is seriously fixed in) and there are another 3 bolts there...

I thought this might help anyone else trying to track their's down.


I suppose its easier than the Tuscan's battery - that one needed the front wheel removing to get to it!


divetheworld

2,565 posts

134 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Or....

Connect to the battery terminal under the bonnet.

A17DBS

Original Poster:

65 posts

110 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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But that would have been too easy ;-)

Big Brin

529 posts

240 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Maybe I'm asking the obvious, but you do know the charging point for the battery with the OEM battery conditioner is via a plug in the boot, right?

Rgds, Brin

8Tech

2,136 posts

197 months

Sunday 25th January 2015
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Big Brin said:
Maybe I'm asking the obvious, but you do know the charging point for the battery with the OEM battery conditioner is via a plug in the boot, right?

Rgds, Brin
I think he realises that but may have the cigar lighter type accessory socket and the silly 3 pin charger socket like my car has, neither of which would have come with his Optimate.

A17DBS

Original Poster:

65 posts

110 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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Thanks - 8Tech is right. The charging point in the boot is the cigarette style and I wanted to get the battery charging whilst I wait for the adapter to arrive.

ScottB

22 posts

215 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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If the DBS is anything like my Vanquish you also have the terminals in the engine bay along with the connection in the boot so no need to connect directly to the battery under the seat

mikey k

13,011 posts

215 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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ScottB said:
If the DBS is anything like my Vanquish you also have the terminals in the engine bay along with the connection in the boot so no need to connect directly to the battery under the seat
ALL Gaydon cars have this

A17DBS

Original Poster:

65 posts

110 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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Might be a silly question (I can ask silly questions right?) but what is it safe to earth the other connector to if you use the + point under the bonnet?

mikey k

13,011 posts

215 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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A17DBS said:
Might be a silly question (I can ask silly questions right?) but what is it safe to earth the other connector to if you use the + point under the bonnet?
Any where metal under the bonnet, I found an electrical earth point on the loom.
You are not pulling high amps through it, simply "trickling" a small current in to the battery.

A17DBS

Original Poster:

65 posts

110 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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Thanks a lot - much appreciated.