Flat battery on DB9

[Cipo]

George H said:

Cipo said:

Flat batteries = Friday the 13th!? (seriously not asking for answers on this one!)

Good luck with your's George......

Typical isn't it!

Cheers, have you got yours sorted now?

I've found a positive terminal under the bonnet, does anyone know where the negative one is? I must have been looking a good 15 mins and I'm sure there isn't one. I think I'm going mad.

Don't go listening to old blue face, The AM boy's will get you started...

Going to put it on charge over the weekend then I'll see if it works, may as well in the meantime....

[George H]

Jockman said:

Bit concerned about the frozen interior....your volante closing properly ??

Same here - it's thawed out now but still full of condensation



Neil, the manual is stored in my office for precisely that reason

Mikey, I wasn't jumping it, I was going to connect it to a charger and leave it overnight. My knowledge of electrics is very limited, haven't done anything since my ONC and that was a fair while ago! You don't need to have any concerns about flying... yet. Nothing I'm working on is currently in production

[brakedwell]

I'm glad I have retired

[LordBretSinclair]

Typical, I pop out for an hour or so and miss the best thread for ages.

Georgeous my old mate don't let our northern friend wind you up (too much)

[Jockman]

George H said:

Jockman said:

Bit concerned about the frozen interior....your volante closing properly ??

Same here - it's thawed out now but still full of condensation

Crikey George, you been sneezing in the car again ??

Your battery should have cut out with a terminal voltage higher than 10v. If it has dropped below 7v then it's new battery time

[George H]

AA man is here and on it, this is a far less stressful solution

[George H]

Up and running again.

He also didn't recommend I use my cheap battery charger on it, so it was good I called them after all. Now it just needs to go for a long run

[brakedwell]

At least 30 miles

[Jockman]

George H said:

Up and running again.

He also didn't recommend I use my cheap battery charger on it, so it was good I called them after all. Now it just needs to go for a long run

Good lad Georgeous.

You're not talking about the AM Battery Conditioner are you

[George H]

Jockman said:

Good lad Georgeous.

You're not talking about the AM Battery Conditioner are you

Not good now, see my other thread

I don't have an AM battery conditioner (soon to be rectified), just a cheap battery charger. Also the conditioner wouldn't bring a battery back from completely flat. The AA man highly recommended I get one with surge protection. He also did a test on the battery and said it will be completely fine once charged up, but if I'm honest, that's the least of my worries at the minute.

[Jockman]

George H said:

Not good now, see my other thread

I don't have an AM battery conditioner (soon to be rectified), just a cheap battery charger. Also the conditioner wouldn't bring a battery back from completely flat. The AA man highly recommended I get one with surge protection. He also did a test on the battery and said it will be completely fine once charged up, but if I'm honest, that's the least of my worries at the minute.

It's on the checklist for when you first get your car matey

As noted, no conditioner I know of will bring back a battery if the terminal voltage has dropped below 7v. The AMs are meant to cut the battery off before it drops into single figures to protect it. Could be what happened to yours.

The Battery Conditioner is made by C-TEK, I think, a Swedish Company, and probably a throwback to the volvo days. If you want me to post mine out to you on an overnight courier to help out in the meantime, just say - you can drop it back off at Easter.

I'm working my way through threads until I reach your other gripe. May need a stiff drink before I get there

[George H]

Jockman said:

It's on the checklist for when you first get your car matey

As noted, no conditioner I know of will bring back a battery if the terminal voltage has dropped below 7v. The AMs are meant to cut the battery off before it drops into single figures to protect it. Could be what happened to yours.

The Battery Conditioner is made by C-TEK, I think, a Swedish Company, and probably a throwback to the volvo days. If you want me to post mine out to you on an overnight courier to help out in the meantime, just say - you can drop it back off at Easter.

I'm working my way through threads until I reach your other gripe. May need a stiff drink before I get there

Thanks for the offer Jockman, as I've been unable to give the car a run I just left it running for approx 2 hours. Hopefully that will give it enough charge to start it tomorrow, if not I may take you up on that I was supposed to get one but never did, it will be getting sorted soon.

[mikey k]

George H said:

I just left it running for approx 2 hours.

Not ideal - the alternator isn't running fast enough to put a decent charge in.