Advice please

[bigdaddycain]

Tried all that no Joy!
Is there a simple and safe way to check to see if the battery has any power?

Easy peasy connect a wire to each terminal, poke tounge out, then put the other ends of the wires on your tounge. Great voltage sensor.

I find that rather shocking. I'm off ohm!

[missfixit70]

Watt are you going on about? I'd put up a bit of resistance to that idea, don't think I'd have the capacity to cope with the pain.

[The Great Pretender]

Watt are you going on about? I'd put up a bit of resistance to that idea, don't think I'd have the capacity to cope with the pain.

you little temptress...................

[bigdaddycain]

I've never heard such impedence.... Wire we talking like this?

[missfixit70]

Guess it's the current topic, getting a bit terminal now though

[cheffy34]

Late nite post are always so much more power-full and funny

[Magwa]

A crocodile clip style old fashioned charger fitted under the bonnet,
leave for six hours and remove
start your van.
All of these fancy cheap chargers you plug into your cigarette socket are just that
CHEAP and very low charge rates ( best suited to motorcyle use).

Good luck

[John the sparky]

yeahMagwa...

I've got a rusty lump with no lights, and all the buttons snapped off.....

no need for lights though, when it's on you can hear it hhummmmmmmm

but outlived every fancy charger me, or any of my mates have had....

I don't even know where it came from.... it's one of those!!!




John

[Jolly Rogers]

All sorted.
New battery starts first time.

[bigdaddycain]

Did you ask for a check JR? Most auto electricians will check your alternator for free,may have just been a knackered battery, but i'd follow my instinct and check the alternator too.

[Jolly Rogers]

Hi BDC

It turns out the battery was at least 5yrs old. That is most probabley why it would not take a charge.
Also someone had left one of the interior lights on.It was not me Thats why it drained in the first place