----- Original Message -----
From Michael Lupynec <mlupynec at globalserve.net>
To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
Sent: April 8, 2000 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: Dead battery
> Second brain fart, -- have had exactly these symptoms with a bad
> connection at the battery post. Wiggled the clamps. Still starts
> one time but not another.
>
> Cleaned the s.... out the posts and clamps and believe it or not
> problem persisted. Lights and accessories would never cause the
> dead condition, only the high amps of the starter. But once dead
> the lights and accessories were also out.
>
> Mike L.
> AN5 10426 etc
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
> To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: April 8, 2000 9:53 PM
> Subject: Dead battery
>
>
> > Does anybody have any ideas why my battery keeps going dead?
> > It was new in October, my volt gauge shows 14/15 volts when
> running, 13
> > with everything on. I thought the alternator (jap) was going
bad
> so I
> > swapped it with another one. New alt shows + charge. I charged
> the
> > battery, took a 10 minute drive, shut it off and it was just
> about stone
> > dead.
> > Put the charger back on it and it read "Low".
> > I did a repeat of the above and the same thing happened.
> > There is a minor draw with the radio memory and clock but
after
> a week,
> > it started today, this problem arose today when I went to
start
> it a
> > second time, just about stone dead.
> >
> > Bad battery? (I hope)
> > Faulty wiring? I just rewired the accessorized dash but it has
> been OK
> > for a couple weeks up until today.
> > Somebody never returned my multi meter I lent out a while ago
so
> I am
> > meterless at the moment.
> > --
> > Frank Clarici
> > Toms River, NJ
> > Down to only 3 Sprites, 1 Midget and an A40 Farina
> > http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
> >
>
>
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