nurrish Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Turned my car to ign switch for the first time in 2 months just to see if my fuel pump kicked in (which it did thank god) and noticed my dash doing some funky stuff......could if be because my car has been unused for a couple of months and the battery is on its way out? i'm fairy certain its the battery but any other ideas would be welcome ....Btw battery is still an original Here is the video (excuse the sniffles) Quote
Ebized Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Pleease don't cry - I would hope its only a discharged battery having not started the car for that amount of time Quote
choptop Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Don't think it is your battery. If the battery was near flat you wouldn't have any lights on. When you go to turn it over do you get a clicking noise? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Have you reconnected all the earth wires Dave ? Quote
Husky Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 hmm could be the battery or many other things? i suppose they could flicker with low battery, only way to be sure is get a fresh one attached. Quote
nurrish Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 Have you reconnected all the earth wires Dave ? Yeah its all connected up......i don't want to turn it over just yet Quote
Ian Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Mine was like that when I never used it for a few months, Had the battery on charge all day & its been fine ever since Quote
rtbiscuit Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 lights and gauges look to be suffering from an incosistant fluctating current. could be a low battery, or a poor earth connection. Quote
nurrish Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 Yeah this is what im thinking...best bet is to get another battery and give it a go...Had the same problem on my Citroen and changing to a new battery sorted it Quote
rtbiscuit Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 get your multimeter out and check the current across the terminals. do it with engine off and with engine running. trying to remember the correct numbers, but if the battery is draining you should be able to see the numbers drop. i think it should be charging at about 14 volts or it could be amps like i said can't remember Quote
AK350Z Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 get your multimeter out and check the current across the terminals. do it with engine off and with engine running. trying to remember the correct numbers, but if the battery is draining you should be able to see the numbers drop. i think it should be charging at about 14 volts or it could be amps like i said can't remember 14 Volts when charging, probably about 12-12.5 static. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 there you go, i knew somone would back me up Quote
Husky Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 maybe 14.5 volts 14 amps rookie mistake rich :P Quote
rtbiscuit Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 its lucky i don't teach electronics.... oh....wait... i do lol i'm one of those people that has to have the multimeter in hand. i know what i'm looking for, but sometimes have to twiddle the knobs a few times to find it. hence the forgotten and uncertain answers. i generally only play around with 9v supplies and designing PCB layouts and testing circuits. Quote
nurrish Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 Any body think this is worth a punt http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_190498_langId_-1_categoryId_165629#dtab Quote
cookiemonster Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 Any body think this is worth a punt http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_190498_langId_-1_categoryId_165629#dtab My dads got one and it works fine at charging his car battery and leisure battery. Takes a long while though. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted December 31, 2009 Posted December 31, 2009 your better off with a trickle charger, and they are around the same money. it will turn its self on and off as and when the battery needs topping up. i used one on my old mr2 roadster, left overnight worked a dream. left for long periods was an absolute godsend. Quote
nurrish Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 Well i have brought the one i put up....its a charger and has a maintenance mode on it too.....instructions say it can be left on for long periods of time....all i want to see is if my battery charges up.....as it will soon be on the road Quote
nurrish Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 So my car has been on charge for nearly 20 hours and it says its still charging.........is this right? or is my battery ducked? Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 So my car has been on charge for nearly 20 hours and it says its still charging.........is this right? or is my battery ducked? if its a slow charger then yes its possible. have you tried starting the car yet? Quote
Beavis Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 So my car has been on charge for nearly 20 hours and it says its still charging.........is this right? or is my battery ducked? That is fine and normal. I have one on mine and it keeps the battery cycled between 13 and 13.5 volts. Green led when charging and red led when draining. Quote
nurrish Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 I haven't started the car yet.....i want to get everything sorted before i start it....but i dont see why i couldn't.....hmmmm might give it a go Quote
rtbiscuit Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 I haven't started the car yet.....i want to get everything sorted before i start it....but i dont see why i couldn't.....hmmmm might give it a go it will instantly tell you if its cured your disco dash issue Quote
nurrish Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 My battery is charging now....put the cables back on the battery and turned it onto ignition and lights stayed on without any flickering All the lights stayed on though but i guess that's just because its not moved in 2 months Quote
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