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Old 13-04-2009, 11:33 AM
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my battery has started to go flat over night it loses quite a lot of power but just enough to start in the morning i have taken the earth lead off the battery but is is still drainig.
what would you try next, by the way there is nothing wrong with the battery and alternator
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Old 13-04-2009, 12:05 PM
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Are you sure there is nothing wrong with the battery? If it is still losing charge while disconnected....
Old 13-04-2009, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by raycov
my battery has started to go flat over night it loses quite a lot of power but just enough to start in the morning i have taken the earth lead off the battery but is is still drainig.
what would you try next, by the way there is nothing wrong with the battery and alternator
cheers
if its still losing charge over night when its not evon conected to any think it WILL be the battery
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Yeah I agree if it's not connected and loses chage thats all it can be!! Unless it's not charged in the first place then I would say alternator.
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