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micky5
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battery charging
« on: Jul 31st, 2010, 8:16am » |
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Hi all, ..i have a flat battery, and bought a charger from ARGOS,... its onlyu a 6amp charger, is this not powerful enough to charge a scorpio battery?
do they have to be 12 amp?
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #1 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 10:31am » |
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6 amp charger is fine... it's just down to time re the rating ...if your battery is a 60 amp/hour rating it theoretically would take 10 hours to charge from flat with a 6 amp charger...half that time with a 12 amp charger.
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #2 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 10:55am » |
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when i connect the 6amp charger to my battery it comes up "fully charged"?
any ideas, ....
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #3 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 11:09am » |
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when you say you have a flat battery assume you mean lights dont come on electrics dead....does car not start ?
are you sure battery is flat?
or it may be that the battery is up to 13v and the charger sees that and wont charge...but a cell may be caput and not deliver the current.....you need put a load on the battery to see whether it is ok or not
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #4 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 11:14am » |
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These testers can be a bit hit and miss, a proper self diagnostic one should put a load on first then measure the Voltage. Can still be vague though. Or it might mean a faulty cell. (?)
Leave it on charge 24 hours then see if it will start the car. If it won't, battery's kn*ckered
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #5 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 11:15am » |
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Appendix ~ Pedro got in before me hence the duplicated info 
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #6 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 11:28am » |
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the battery almost started the car with one of those stand by units connected, but it wont turn over on its own power, hence the reason i took it off to charge it, ...it went flat cos i was away for 10 days w/out it being used, , so it went flat... all i get is the dash icons on when i turn on the ignition,
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #7 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 11:29am » |
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p.s. the stand by unit was,nt fully charged,
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #8 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 1:59pm » |
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sounds like a new battery needed....get a 75amp/hour one
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #9 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 5:27pm » |
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I agree. It may help to read This article
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #10 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 8:11pm » |
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Don't think it should have gone down that much by just not being used for 10 days, starting it up a couple of times just to go down the road for 10 minutes in that period without a proper 'run' would've been worse. Though may not have been charged properly beforehand. Any idea how old the battery is?
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #11 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 8:26pm » |
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on Jul 31st, 2010, 11:28am, micky5 wrote:the battery almost started the car with one of those stand by units connected, but it wont turn over on its own power, hence the reason i took it off to charge it, ...it went flat cos i was away for 10 days w/out it being used, , so it went flat... all i get is the dash icons on when i turn on the ignition,
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Did you connect all the leads properly? didnt miss one of the black ones? its VERY easily done
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #12 on: Jul 31st, 2010, 10:31pm » |
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Sounds like a cell gone, new battery required.
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #13 on: Aug 1st, 2010, 1:00pm » |
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re MarkH, b4 i went away for those ten days, i only used it on very short journeys, to local shops etc, for a week beforehand...
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #14 on: Aug 1st, 2010, 1:01pm » |
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p.s. i have had the car 5 years, so its at least that old (the battery)
any recomendations to manafacturer/spec, if i need a new one, also price (ouch!)
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #15 on: Aug 1st, 2010, 2:03pm » |
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on Aug 1st, 2010, 1:00pm, micky5 wrote:| re MarkH, b4 i went away for those ten days, i only used it on very short journeys, to local shops etc, for a week beforehand... |
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That'll do it. Not running long enough to put a decent charge back in, as I know too well! Will the Argos charger continue charging regardless of what it thinks the Voltage is if you leave it on? If so leave it on 24 hours, then try it again.
Plus, check the acid level make sure it's fully topped up and covering all the plates. The negative end tends to go down most often I think.
Mentioned this before elsewhere but anyway I have a cigar lighter plug on mine so plugs into rear lighter socket, mains extension reel in the boot so can still be locked. Quite often I have to leave it on 48 hours to make absolutely sure it's completely charged right up.
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #16 on: Aug 1st, 2010, 4:52pm » |
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I have left it on now, so will leave it 24 hours then see, i just joined green flag too, so they can come round test /jump start it if it dont work, and then flog me a new battery if its kn***ered.......... fingers crossed,
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #17 on: Aug 2nd, 2010, 4:32pm » |
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OK we will see!
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #18 on: Aug 7th, 2010, 1:31pm » |
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Got it going, now charging the battery on the car, the green flag guy said batteries ok, ...Phew!!
now i need a radio code
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Re: battery charging
« Reply #19 on: Aug 7th, 2010, 3:33pm » |
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Help!! got thee thing going with a jump start, took it on an hours run, .turned it off, now wont start again...
on the battery thing when u press the trip meter it reads 8-8.5
does that mean battery is kna**ered?
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