Battery problems-again!
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Battery problems-again!
Thought the trunk lite was the problem, wrong, back again in 4 days, dead battery. Been a mechanic for 55 years & a car dealer for 40 & never quite had this problem ever. Previosly checked charging rate, 14.2, right on, checked battery drain 1/2 a amp, right on, charged battery & put on a loadmeter, stays right in the good range!!. Left cables connected, two days parked & its dead again, charged battery, took off negative cable, two days & its dead again!, car now put away for winter, next spring new battery, oh yes, trunk lite still disconnected.
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Re: Battery problems-again!
Originally Posted by buff5
Thought the trunk lite was the problem, wrong, back again in 4 days, dead battery. Been a mechanic for 55 years & a car dealer for 40 & never quite had this problem ever. Previosly checked charging rate, 14.2, right on, checked battery drain 1/2 a amp, right on, charged battery & put on a loadmeter, stays right in the good range!!. Left cables connected, two days parked & its dead again, charged battery, took off negative cable, two days & its dead again!, car now put away for winter, next spring new battery, oh yes, trunk lite still disconnected.
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Took it to a battery shop, they said drain was nomal 500 milliamps, that better? I also took a 12volt,single element bulb& hooked it in series to the disconnected negative cable & on the initial touch, the lite was brite & went completely out in about a second, as it was indicated in the directions, was a normal drain. Also does the new interstat battery have the same outward physical appearence as the original Crossfire battery,white case etc ?
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Re: Battery problems-again!
Interstate MTP-H6 looks more like the OEM, it is clear/white color. Less CCA but enough to work.
http://www.interstatebatteries.com/e...8QP1248AD&js=1
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http://www.interstatebatteries.com/e...8QP1248AD&js=1
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Thanks Chris, I understand BUT how do you explain the battery going dead after 2 days EVEN with the Negative cable disconnected???. Got to be the battery, I charge it to full, leave it sit two days with cable off, thus 0 drain & it still goes dead.
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Re: Battery problems-again!
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Thanks Chris, I understand BUT how do you explain the battery going dead after 2 days EVEN with the Negative cable disconnected???. Got to be the battery, I charge it to full, leave it sit two days with cable off, thus 0 drain & it still goes dead.
To answer your previous question, the MTP-91 is black, slightly shorter than the OEM and has 700 CCA rating. It's an 85 month battery.
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If the battery goes dead without anything hooked up to it, what else could it be but a bad battery? Probably internally shorted or a bad cell. This is not rocket science.
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Re: Battery problems-again!
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Thanks Chris, I understand BUT how do you explain the battery going dead after 2 days EVEN with the Negative cable disconnected???. Got to be the battery, I charge it to full, leave it sit two days with cable off, thus 0 drain & it still goes dead.
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