Unfortunately there is no FLAPS in the little town I live in and I
cannot currently get the car running to take it to OReilly. I will put a
new battery in it this afternoon then take it to OReilly tomorrow.
Thanks!
tim
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 7:22 AM, Randall wrote:
>> Any idea why the green bfully charge lightb is flickering when
>> attached
>> to the battery and plugged in?
>
> I'm guessing the battery voltage goes high enough under charge to
> indicate
> the battery is fully charged, so the LED turns on. Then as soon as
> the
> charge current is removed, the voltage drops again and the LED goes
> out.
>
>> "Test both battery and alternator for freeb. I guess I will be
>> pulling
>> the alternator to get it tested.
>
> Just in case I was not clear before, O'Reillys will test either on or
> off
> the car. They didn't bat an eye even when I drove my 56 TR3 over
> there.
> Their tester was also able to correctly determine that a battery was
> bad,
> even though it showed a 70% state of charge.
>
>> So it must be possible then for a battery beyeb to be green and the
>> battery still worn out?
>
> Yes, definitely possible. The eye only indicates state of charge, not
> whether the battery can deliver enough current to start the engine.
>
> -- Randall
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