Simple Battery Question
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Simple Battery Question
First let me say I'm an idiot.
Here is a simple question for all of you, I'm sure.
I just need to confirm my battery is dead & not something else.
For the past couple of months when I would initially turn the ignition key I would get 1 click. Then I turn the key off & then back on. Fires up immediately.
This morning everything is dead. I have 12.5 Volts on the battery when the ignition is off & when I try to turn the ingnition on the voltage goes to 0.9 Volts.
Do you think I should get a new battery?
Here is a simple question for all of you, I'm sure.
I just need to confirm my battery is dead & not something else.
For the past couple of months when I would initially turn the ignition key I would get 1 click. Then I turn the key off & then back on. Fires up immediately.
This morning everything is dead. I have 12.5 Volts on the battery when the ignition is off & when I try to turn the ingnition on the voltage goes to 0.9 Volts.
Do you think I should get a new battery?
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I'd take the battery in and have them put a load test on it at the store. That will confirm what I think you have already decided, which I also believe is the case.
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Thanks guys. The connections are clean and tight at the battery. There's never been the clicking like I heard on most cars. Its just 1 click, then it would start.
As suggested I'll remove the battery tonight & take it to be tested under load. If that works. I'll move to the starter.
Thanks
As suggested I'll remove the battery tonight & take it to be tested under load. If that works. I'll move to the starter.
Thanks
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Measure the battery voltage at the battery terminals and turn on the headlights. You should see too small a voltage drop to discern with your voltmeter. If you have a significant drop and the battery voltage was anywhere from 12.0 volts upward (no load), you have a defective battery.
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Sounds like how my battery acted when it was dead. If you've got a multimeter, that would be a better measure of your voltage than the gauge cluster, because there is some resistance in there.... but .9V is a value that pretty much tells all.
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How old is the battery, if it's only a year or two old, have the alternator tested when you have the battery tested. If the battery is older, than it is just likely the Battery. I use a Battery Tender on mine if I know I won't be using it for the next few weeks, just to save the alternator and battery. But I believe your Battery is dead.
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Answer Found!
So I took the battery out this evening. It was a DIEHARD GOLD. I ran it up to Sears & it tested bad. The battering was 7 1/2 years old. I considered that good, so I purchased another DIEHARD GOLD. $98