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Newbie: Battery problem

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Re: Newbie: Battery problem

Post by Steamyrotter » Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:32 pm

[quote="Intravenous de milo"]
and watch the Halfords lad's face as he realises he's got to negotiate the LPG tank!
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Oh that is sooo mean



But bloody funny though!

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Re: Newbie: Battery problem

Post by X5Sport » Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:50 pm

2A is too low indeed.  That battery really needs at least 5A.  With 2A it will take approx 48 hours to charge assuming no system losses or battery faults.
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Re: Newbie: Battery problem

Post by Intravenous de milo » Wed Nov 11, 2015 12:04 am

[quote="X5Sport"]
2A is too low indeed.  That battery really needs at least 5A.  With 2A it will take approx 48 hours to charge assuming no system losses or battery faults.
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Things are looking up, I got lights and central locking. I had a battery jumping under the bonnet with a charger charging that battery in series to get some juice into the main battery. I've pulled the telephone fuse as people have reported the telephone as a problem. Finally I've ordered a 10a charger from cpc so I shouldn't have a two day charge cycle in future.

Then I'll be trying Using the  we fit service at halfords and stand well back as they activate my log bomb.

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Re: Newbie: Battery problem

Post by Intravenous de milo » Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:44 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
2A is too low indeed.  That battery really needs at least 5A.  With 2A it will take approx 48 hours to charge assuming no system losses or battery faults.
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Hurrah, bigger charger did the job.

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Re: Newbie: Battery problem

Post by Steamyrotter » Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:16 am

[quote="Intravenous de milo"]
[quote="X5Sport"]
2A is too low indeed.  That battery really needs at least 5A.  With 2A it will take approx 48 hours to charge assuming no system losses or battery faults.
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Hurrah, bigger charger did the job.
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Cool.
Hopefully everything else will go swimmingly!!
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
Please note...
Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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