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FATBOY
04-02-2006, 16:38
right peeps i had my steering column welded up toady(many thanks jim aka ballcrusher). and had problems with my battery again! so i bought a new battery! basically(as richy knows) i only use the car at weekends and by the time i get to each weekend the battery is normally flat? jim told me that it was probably a bad earth connection which i am going to rectify. but could there be anything else? or anything else i should look for?

Andyvalver
04-02-2006, 16:49
What alarm does it have? My mates valver had the standard alarm and it fooked up and kept flatting his battery. He ripped the fooker out in the end cuz he couldnt cure it lol

FATBOY
04-02-2006, 16:56
it has the standard cobra alarm mate! thing is when i leave her standing during the week(locked in the car port) i turn the alarm off at the siren so that cant be draining it! but i do have a secondary immobiliser on the car tho which i cant turn off! but surely that cant be draining it???

Andyvalver
04-02-2006, 17:25
Dunno then mate, its just one of those things i guess. Drive it more often :P

clowo16v
04-02-2006, 19:23
Have you welded the car with the battery still connected it ****s them up.

See ya

Matt

FATBOY
04-02-2006, 19:34
????

how does it mate???? was connected still? but hes welded up loads of peeps batteries on here with them still connected? plus it was playing up before it was welded!

steveos_16valver
04-02-2006, 19:37
get ya multi meter out the what voltage you getting when the cars running you want about 14v between battery earth and the (13mm bolt on the alternator) alternator live if you not getting that you car wont be charging up propally hence drainibg over the week

disconnect the earth put the multimeter between earth on battery and the earth strap chec for voltage drain (when every thing is off )

FATBOY
04-02-2006, 19:40
cheers mate!!!!!

scotte666
04-02-2006, 20:07
????

how does it mate???? was connected still? but hes welded up loads of peeps batteries on here with them still connected? plus it was playing up before it was welded!

he welded mine up with battery still connected and mine was fine til i crashed it :)

steveos_16valver
04-02-2006, 20:21
Thats ok fella no problem

VIPERONE
05-02-2006, 17:34
alternator?

Mattie
06-02-2006, 11:39
just get a new heavy duty batery :D