Tuscan Flat Battery

[marklet]

Can anyone help me? I've just come back from my holidays to find the battery as flat as a witch's tit and i can't for the life of me get into the car. I didnt buy the car from a TVR dealership so didnt get any manuals with it.

Thanks in advance

[Flintstone]

<Morpheus>Pick up the phone</Morpheus>

Edited by Flintstone on Friday 19th September 11:11

[custardkid]

no offence, but if people dont know you then your not going to get a responce.

call the guy you bought it from.
or take you V5 to a club meet or dealer

good luck
custard

[Flintstone]

Hope you got in ok Mark.

[marklet]

A big thankyou to all that helped. Got in the car at last, got it going and went on a long journey to recharge the battery, got home and it wouldnt start again. Round two comming up - changing the battery!!!

[da_murphster]

Take the opportunity to check and double check your Anderson plug battery connection!

[marklet]

will do, thanks!!

[custardkid]

it might not be the Battery,
if your not getting 14 volts when the car is running the alternator belt might be slipping.

custard

[S6PNJ]

An Alternator will not charge a battery from flat, whereas a Dynamo will (due to current sensing rather than voltage sensing), but as modern cars use alternators due to their higher output charge this issue rarely causes a problem - except with TVRs or cars that are left standing for long periods of time. Your best bet is to put it on a battery charger overnight and then go for a blat. If you are able, hook it up to an Accumate or similar and leave it plugged in when it is not being used - or even better - use it more often! It's more fun and will keep your car in much better shape as the various joints/seals etc are being exercised and so won't perish when you come to use them after a long period (see other threads about failing clutches).

Hope this helps