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Topic An intermittent issue with the dying battery; chemical or plate shorting or...? *NM* | ![]() | ![]() |
Need some quick help - current draw in Audi grant - Saturday, 4 October, 2014, at 4:07:05 pm |
Laz - Saturday, 4 October, 2014, at 4:51:58 pm |
Exactly. Oh yea, you have too much free time. *NM* grant - Saturday, 4 October, 2014, at 5:04:50 pm |
Laz - Saturday, 4 October, 2014, at 5:18:25 pm |
That's a lot of current draw. Based on some measurements of various vehicle current draws... MarcW - Saturday, 4 October, 2014, at 7:15:20 pm |
Thanks for the info. Consistent with my thoughts. More below grant - Saturday, 4 October, 2014, at 8:45:56 pm |
And here's the final (happy ending) grant - Sunday, 5 October, 2014, at 11:24:42 am |
Laz - Sunday, 5 October, 2014, at 5:54:10 pm |
Its veryhard to say. My chemistry runs out before i would venture too much... grant - Monday, 6 October, 2014, at 8:34:07 am |
Laz - Monday, 6 October, 2014, at 9:00:30 am |
Boxsterra - Monday, 6 October, 2014, at 2:25:17 pm |
Maybe. But did you read the history--it doesnt read that way grant - Monday, 6 October, 2014, at 3:43:17 pm |
Boxsterra - Wednesday, 8 October, 2014, at 7:21:02 pm |
Rather uncommon in a battery that is used regularly, no? And was working not just OK, but grea grant - Saturday, 11 October, 2014, at 10:50:24 am |
Re: Rather uncommon in a battery that is used regularly, no? MarcW - Saturday, 11 October, 2014, at 12:19:04 pm |
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grant
24 hours earlier? This is the DD, not some occasional use vehicle.
I admit i never really considered it, but that was due to the circumstances - they don't fit the pattern.
Grant
RThe driving was 40 mile seach way to work and back, 2/3 highway. grant - Saturday, 11 October, 2014, at 10:37:24 pm |
Re: RThe driving was 40 mile seach way to work and back, 2/3 highway. MarcW - Sunday, 12 October, 2014, at 11:32:41 am |
Hey , remember, no complaining here - this battery lasted > 8 years grant - Sunday, 12 October, 2014, at 11:43:55 am |
Boxsterra - Sunday, 12 October, 2014, at 8:43:42 am |
"more so in a battery with usage patterns like yours": grant - Sunday, 12 October, 2014, at 10:33:25 am |
Boxsterra - Monday, 13 October, 2014, at 7:32:42 pm |
that's more helpful, but still leaves as many questions as it answers, at least to me grant - Monday, 13 October, 2014, at 7:45:52 pm |
Given the age of the battery and the speed at which it went bad I'm going with... MarcW - Monday, 13 October, 2014, at 9:39:29 pm |
Me too. *NM* grant - Tuesday, 14 October, 2014, at 8:16:20 am |