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Re: Dead battery

To: spritenut@Exit109.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Dead battery
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2000 22:30:37 EDT
In a message dated 4/8/2000 6:52:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
spritenut@Exit109.com writes:

<< I charged the
 battery, took a 10 minute drive, shut it off and it was just about stone
 dead. >>

Frank--that seems too quick for a short to drain a battery to stone dead.  I 
mean you can leave your lights on for much longer than that with a good 
battery and it will still have enough charge to start the car.  That sounds 
like the battery is being drawn upon for charge from the engine and not being 
replenished, which makes me suspect a problem with the alternator or with the 
connection between the alternator and the battery.  You said you swapped the 
Jap alternator with another one.  Another what? A new one?  Another Jap one?  
 Really, I think the Jap alternators are pretty good--it is the repro parts 
that are el cheapos.  It just sounds like for some reason your battery is not 
benefitting from the charging of the alternator.  

--David C.

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