quick bit of help car wont start!
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quick bit of help car wont start!
well just got back from 2 weeks in florida and the saph wont start used the booster pack then took battery off and charged it over night still nothing so used my mates jump leads today worked straight away but soons i turn it off it wont start again when we jumped it again there was spaks from the jump lead and i think it's the alternator was glowing and smoking so what do people think do i need new battery or both or is it something else sorry i dont really know much yet
p.s even when you charge the booster pack for hours soons you connect it to the battery it drains it
p.s even when you charge the booster pack for hours soons you connect it to the battery it drains it
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The sparks show it is passing a current that's all when connecting to the other battery.
It sounds as though your battery may have had it, but certainly if you were getting sparks from the alt this is not good and needs looking at.
The alternator can certainly discharge the battery and make it flat, so temporarily disconnect the battery charge wire at the alternator, big thick red lead 13mm nut and tape up well, charge battery up and see what it is like without the alt connected, if now ok the alt only is at fault, if no difference the battery is goosed and you may well be looking at a new alternator assuming nothing silly like a loose lead on the alt.
tabetha
It sounds as though your battery may have had it, but certainly if you were getting sparks from the alt this is not good and needs looking at.
The alternator can certainly discharge the battery and make it flat, so temporarily disconnect the battery charge wire at the alternator, big thick red lead 13mm nut and tape up well, charge battery up and see what it is like without the alt connected, if now ok the alt only is at fault, if no difference the battery is goosed and you may well be looking at a new alternator assuming nothing silly like a loose lead on the alt.
tabetha
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I had this on mine, was the battery!
luckily i had a battery in my garage that had a little charge in it so carried that round with me until i could sort a new battery! new battery on and no problems!
luckily i had a battery in my garage that had a little charge in it so carried that round with me until i could sort a new battery! new battery on and no problems!
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The reason the alt could be glowing is when it tries to charge the battery it's shorting through it and so causing the alternator to glow which is not good!
If you do disconnect the red wire from alt as said firstly MAKE SURE you disconnect the black battery earth lead first (Negative) AND TAPE up the connector on the red wire at the alt and make sure it does not come into contact with any metal, although personally I don't think alt has anything to do with it.
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