battery: bad or not charged??
robwill2 at wxs.nl
robwill2 at wxs.nl
Wed Apr 4 18:21:34 EDT 2001
Hi Audifans,
For about 6 months I got a new battery for my Audi 100
(1982)..
It's not of a wellknown brand, so this may be the cause
for the following:
After last loading it (at home) about 2 months ago, today
it appeared to be quite empty (only slowly churning the
starter, but unable to let the engine start)..
Help from another battery started the engine, but after
some hours standing it refuses again..
On making contact with my key (starting-lock) the load-
control light is on (so no bulb-failure) and on the run she
isn't burning, so I assumed the generator is loading..
Would you first suspection go to a bad battery?
When yes, how can I test (got only a multimeter) or
should I have the battery-cells tested in a workshop??
Is another cause for this emptying possible??
(I drive distances of about 20 km's, without electrical
loads in the car (no extra lights and so on)..
Lowest temp's are about 10 degr. C. at night over here
now, so this shouldn't be the problem...
Thanks for any suggestions,
Robert
robwill2 at wxs.nl
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