Battery no longer a rectangle......
Discussion
It's FLAT
It's a V12v, not driven for a week ( I think) and it gave me the death rattle this morning
How long should it last sat on the drive, just trying to determine if the battery is kipper'd or if I have a drain
DBS is on life support and pyjamas constantly and still has it's original battery at 7 yrs old
It's a V12v, not driven for a week ( I think) and it gave me the death rattle this morning
How long should it last sat on the drive, just trying to determine if the battery is kipper'd or if I have a drain
DBS is on life support and pyjamas constantly and still has it's original battery at 7 yrs old
7 years does perhaps not seem too bad.
It could have been worse, you might have been reporting this on the Tesla forum. _
I was most surprised that mine reached year 9, and was still fine.
Thought I had pushed my luck far enough at that point, and so had a precautionary change.
Edited by Jon39 on Sunday 22 October 19:54
vpr said:
Question is, is it normal to go flat after only a week of inactivity?
Not normal of course, but if that week just happened to be the final week before dying, it could be the explanation.
( Akin to the person who had an unexpected heart attack. "I know he was 92, but are you sure, he was alright last week". )
Also depends what state of charge it was in when you left it sitting.
I used to commute in my V8 with the AC on all the time and I don't think the battery ever got a chance to fully recharge. It wouldn't last two weeks without a trickle charger but when I realised what was going on, a good blast at the weekend sorted it out.
I used to commute in my V8 with the AC on all the time and I don't think the battery ever got a chance to fully recharge. It wouldn't last two weeks without a trickle charger but when I realised what was going on, a good blast at the weekend sorted it out.
I would just change it, probably its the original anyway .Slightly more powerful than the 90AH thats in it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VARTA-H3-Car-Battery-TYP...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VARTA-H3-Car-Battery-TYP...
Is it not worth checking to see if there is a reason for the battery draining so quickly ? Rather than assuming its just the battery.
Obviously, it could well be the battery, but it would be a painful/costly job if you went out a bought a new battery for it to drain so quickly again.
i know there have been some threads on here where the battery has been draining quickly due to tracker/alarm etc.
Might be worth taking it to an auto electrician to check first.
Obviously, it could well be the battery, but it would be a painful/costly job if you went out a bought a new battery for it to drain so quickly again.
i know there have been some threads on here where the battery has been draining quickly due to tracker/alarm etc.
Might be worth taking it to an auto electrician to check first.
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