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(Message started by: Kenboy on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 7:15am)

Title: Alternator Or Battery
Post by Kenboy on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 7:15am

Hi can you help with this. I am unsure, it is a Battery fault or Alternator is down the pan Its for my daughters car (Renault Scenic) and I guess the principal for testing is the same on all Vehicles But how do you test if its the Battery or alternator problem, There is no where open to tow the Vehicle to have it checked out (Sunday) but would be able to buy a battery. My daughter desperately needs the car for work and long school run My question is. How would I know which one is at fault, just to add the car was running fine and she parked up for a moment only to find when switching on again, there was no response (Battery is flat as a pancake) I managed to jump start it and it fired up nicely but on switching on again (Zilch), checked all cells and appears to be ok I tried to charge the battery but it caused my charger to go a little haywire and I have assumed it will not take a charge. Your advice with this one would be greatly appreciated

Title: Re: Alternator Or Battery
Post by Simmo on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 8:15am

I'm no expert BUT the sudden total failure and the fact that your charger doesn't 'like' the battery would seem to indicate that the battery is u/s. :)

Title: Re: Alternator Or Battery
Post by Kenboy on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 1:28pm

Yes you are right, My daughter informed me that she has a roadside recovery on her insurance, which I did not know at the time, I called them up and arrived amazingly quickly, about 20 minutes, he quickly established that the battery was indeed broken and that the Alternator was functioning as it should, I popped down to the local motorist shop and was able to purchase replacement battery for £39, with three year guarantee and all is well now.

Cheers Ken

Title: Re: Alternator Or Battery
Post by Simmo on Oct 3^rd, 2010, 1:39pm

Glad to hear you and the young lady are sorted. :)