Battery always dead

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Cyant1fical
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Post Sun Aug 06, 2017 3:33 am

Battery is pretty much dead every time I want to start the car. Having to use a battery booster to get me going, or... I'm having to constantly bump start my car if it hasn't been ran in a few days, once it's ran it will sometimes power the battery enough to start its self without a bumpstart or booster but I'm talking if the car has been ran for hours first...

Will pretty much kill the battery if I leave the lights on for more than a minute which I've done before as it doesn't beep or if I'm trying to photograph the car on a nighttime. when I get out, or if my phone is on charge in the lighter port?
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Post Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:45 am

You need to check to see if the alternator is charging the battery if thats working fine you could have a knackered battery, do you have a charger at home that you can charge the battery up with?
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Post Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:23 am

Check alternator belt is tight.
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Post Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:20 am

Meter in series with the negative lead of the battery with the ignition off, to check if there is excessive drain, and meter across the battery terminals with the engine running at 2000 RPM and headlamps on to check if the alternator is charging the battery.
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Post Mon Aug 07, 2017 4:03 pm

Don't have a charger but can borrow one yeah and alternator belt is tight yeah, same crap again today... having To bump start
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Post Mon Aug 07, 2017 9:14 pm

Battery is 12.8
Alternator is 13.8 with nothing on and revving at 2000 rpm
With lights stereo and blowers on its 12.8