HELP !!!! Electrics (Me Think)

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My alarm went by itself this morning....turned it off, 2 hours later ready to go to work.... Iginition turn and (nothing !!!!!)...not even the interior lights worked..The battery was totally flat (drained even)...

AA guy came down charged her up, and off I went to work (in the city so the car was running for about 3 hours)

Came back at 7pm after work and again the battery was flat. (Totally drained)

We ran atest on the alternator, and its charging.

Am mistified !! Can anybody help ?????

>>> Edited by bling on Tuesday 9th July 00:21

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Knackered battery. Faulty switch on interior light draining the battery? The alternator may be trying to charge the battery but failing dismally. If the battery is flat, the only real way to get it charged is to use an external charger. Driving around contrary to urban myth is not that efficient at charging flat batteries.

Covered in the Griff/Chimaera bible and in the sample chapter on my web site.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

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Knackered battery. Faulty switch on interior light draining the battery? The alternator may be trying to charge the battery but failing dismally. If the battery is flat, the only real way to get it charged is to use an external charger. Driving around contrary to urban myth is not that efficient at charging flat batteries.

Covered in the Griff/Chimaera bible and in the sample chapter on my web site.

Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk

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Okay, then could it be that the cell in the battery is gone ? Because I only changed the battery about 2 months ago.

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if the battery has been flatten by something (eg alarm elec fault) is may be permanently damaged irrespective of how new. Good tip is to by one of Halfords calcium tech batteries with 4yr guarantee. keep the receipt, they replace free without question

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Okay, then could it be that the cell in the battery is gone ? Because I only changed the battery about 2 months ago.

Life is like that.If the battery was severely flattened it can get damaged and not recover. Get the battery checked out. If it has a dead cell, take it back and say I want a new one.
Wouldn't be the first time something like this has happened. General rule of TVR maintenance. Assume nothing.
Steve

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Had a check done this morning (after another jump start)..
The battery turned out to be okay....

Panic setting in now, as they could be a short circuit f***ing anywhere. (We all know about the dodgy TVR wiring system, never the same on any two cars).

Went to my friends at Mole Valley, and it turned out that 2 weeks ago (by an AA guy) when my fuel pump relay blew, and was replaced by the exact model number (but not TVR approved), but it had a fault with it.

This was causing the circuit loop to stay open even though the car was off..

One new TVR approved silver plated relay and ...

Its now working perfectly (Thank God)....

Yeepeeee!!!!!!!!

>> Edited by bling on Wednesday 10th July 01:36

>> Edited by bling on Wednesday 10th July 01:37