I don't normally believe in coincidence but . . .
Fitted a new flasher relay from ECP & it all worked fine. However, within 2 days my battery was dead. Enough juice to light up the dash but not even a click from the starter.
Charged it up overnight & checked each cell's specific gravity. All except one were fair to good. Bad cell looked pretty dead.
Connected it back up & it would slowly turn the engine over but no hint of a spark. Tried jumping it & fired straight off. Took it for a short run but couple hours later dead again.
Have I got a short somewhere or has my battery given up the ghost with no warning? It looks like it may very well be the original '93 battery.
Two steps forward & one step back
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AndyTouring
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Brianmoooore
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Only way to tell if you have a battery drain is to connect a milliammeter in series with the battery earth lead. If you do a forum search on the subject, you will find a method I describe that doesn't lose radio codes, etc.
30mA is normal, 60mA normal if you have a power hungry alarm, 100mA is too much.
If this is the original battery, then you should br looking at contacting the Guiness Book of Records!
30mA is normal, 60mA normal if you have a power hungry alarm, 100mA is too much.
If this is the original battery, then you should br looking at contacting the Guiness Book of Records!