Nice idea Tim - but I can't (yet) start the car to get it there .
So perhaps that is next if they charge the battery and conclude it really is OK Thanks John Rutherford _____ From: Carpenter, Tim [mailto:tim.carpen...@conocophillips.com] Sent: 07 September 2012 12:17 To: mogtalk2 Subject: RE: [mogtalk2] I hate (don't understand) electrics John, Most battery failures I have had have been slow deterioratin. But I have had the "here one minute, gone the next" mode of failure. I was at Kwikfit just this week getting a new battery under warranty. Their tester gadget said the battery was unserviceable, but that charging was good. (I didn't mention the battery was under warrnaty until he had condemned it. Would it have made a difference??) Anyway a garage's battery tester should test your charging as well as the battery itself. Tim 2000 Plus 8 _____ From: John Rutherford [mailto:jarutherf...@btinternet.com] Sent: 07 September 2012 11:50 To: mogtalk2 Subject: [mogtalk2] I hate (don't understand) electrics So some advice will be greatly appreciated. Came home last night (25m drive) with headlights on; nights are drawing in. Switched off on drive; opened garage, tried to start and battery flat! Before I rush out and replace the battery, I will have it properly tested but to do that it needs to be fully charged so I wont know the final outcome until tomorrow morning. Hopefully, it is just an old battery at the end of its life, but if not .? Fan belt is fine and nicely tight so am I right in thinking that if the alternator was failing to charge, the ammeter and/or ignition light would have given me some prior warning? My ammeter has always shown a positive charge, some way between 13 (mid-point) and 15. Yesterday was no exception. Should the battery be OK, what do I look at next? Many thanks John Rutherford 1988 +8 ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited (registered in England and Wales with company number 524868), ConocoPhillips Petroleum Company U.K. Limited (registered in England and Wales with company number 792712) and Burlington Resources (Irish Sea) Limited (registered in England and Wales with company number 3440053) each having its registered office at Portman House, 2 Portman Street, London W1H 6DU (each company being referred to as the "Company") The information in this e-mail is confidential and for use by the addressee(s) only. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. It may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise the sender of the error in transmission and delete the message from your computer. You may not copy or forward the e-mail or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. The Company does not accept any liability or responsibility for: (a) changes made to this e-mail after it was sent or (b) viruses transmitted through this e-mail or any attachment. View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; 3> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> ------------------------------------------- View posts on The Mail Archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/ [http://www.mail-archive.com/mogtalk2@listbox.com/] Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=22459785&id_secret=22459785-4a39ddf8 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
