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Subject: [Shop-talk] Stranded by a bad car battery.
From: Dwade Reinsch <dreinsch@swbell.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 04:03:24 +0000 (UTC)
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 This afternoon I was sitting in the 2016 Honda Odyssey van waiting for gra=
nddaughter to finish a theater activity and I went to sleep in the front se=
at.=C2=A0 Had the radio and inside lights on.=C2=A0 When she finished and c=
ame out, car would not start.=C2=A0 Completely dead.=C2=A0 Electric seat wo=
uld not come back to driving position, etc.
Here's the question:=C2=A0 In the old days a weak battery would give notice=
 by cranking slowly, etc., before failing.=C2=A0 This is the car I drive re=
gularly and it gave NO warning.=C2=A0 Luckily, I could call son-in-law and =
he came to help.=C2=A0 Would not start with good set of booster cables.=C2=
=A0 Would not start with 15 minutes of charging on cables before attempting=
 to start.=C2=A0 So in the morning I'll take pickup and tools and pull batt=
ery, get a replacement, and move the van home.
Does anyone have a suggestion for identifying a failing battery before bein=
g stranded?=C2=A0 (Battery is about 4 years old.)
Thanks,Dwade
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        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">This afternoon I was sitting=
 in the 2016 Honda Odyssey van waiting for granddaughter to finish a theate=
r activity and I went to sleep in the front seat.&nbsp; Had the radio and i=
nside lights on.&nbsp; When she finished and came out, car would not start.=
&nbsp; Completely dead.&nbsp; Electric seat would not come back to driving =
position, etc.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div d=
ir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Here's the question:&nbsp; In the old days=
 a weak battery would give notice by cranking slowly, etc., before failing.=
&nbsp; This is the car I drive regularly and it gave NO warning.&nbsp; Luck=
ily, I could call son-in-law and he came to help.&nbsp; Would not start wit=
h good set of booster cables.&nbsp; Would not start with 15 minutes of char=
ging on cables before attempting to start.&nbsp; So in the morning I'll tak=
e pickup and tools and pull battery, get a replacement, and move the van ho=
me.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false">Does anyone have a suggestion for identifying a faili=
ng battery before being stranded?&nbsp; (Battery is about 4 years old.)</di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-se=
tdir=3D"false">Thanks,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Dwade</d=
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