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Defunct Battery?

oldagetraveller · 2008-11-23 16:31:50

Had a call from F in-law this morning, his car engine wouldn't turn - flat battery. AFAIK it's same age as car, Honda Civic (petrol) 2000W, so must be past it's sell by? He had a problem a couple of weeks ago after leaving lights on and had to beg a jump start from a good Samaritan. This morning his car started using my…

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goldspanners Posts: 5,910 Forumite

24 November 2008 at 6:38PM

steveo3002 wrote: »

if its really 15volts when running thats a tad high...might kill the new battery too

if the battery was as flat as 10v some alternators will compensate for this after starting,i know some fords do this they can charge up to 17v for a short period of time after starting the vehicle from a near flat battery.

check it now it has a good new battery on it. it should be around 14v maybe even nearer 15 with some revs.

...work permit granted!

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