[V8] Electrical Issues, related?

[Buchholz, Steven]

... the thing you aren't telling us is what the battery voltage is when the engine isn't running.  I suspect you're looking at a dead battery.  BTDT on my car that was sitting waiting for me to get it smogged.  The battery wasn't that old to begin with, but the deep cycles killed a cell.  

You indicated that you had a charger hooked up continuously ... is it one that regulates itself based on battery voltage?  If not, and you were supplying a 2A charge for an extended period check the cells to see if they need water.  

Steve B
San José, CA (USA)
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone out there knows if some electrical issues I'm having
> with my 91 V8 may be related.
> 
>   Some background, the car sat from March till about 3 weeks ago with a badly
> leaking hydraulic hose and rack.  During that time the battery drained to
> nothing. I jumped it occasionally when I need top move the car around my
> driveway, but it never held a charge for very long, and the dash lights would
> slightly pulsate brighter, dim while the car ran.
> 
>   So while I fixed the leaks I put the battery on a slow 2amp trickle charge
> for about 10 hours.
> 
>   The car started and ran fine without leaks but the dash lights continued
> very slightly to pulsate (barely noticeable).  I drove the car that night and
> the headlights also pulsated.
> 
>   So I figured I'd order voltage regulator and put it in when it gets here.
> 
>   I drove the car about an hour to work the other morning with the lights on
> and the radio playing without incident, but when I got in to come home the
> radio wouldn't work. The faceplate would light up with the dash lights, but
> when I turned the knob it would go black.
> 
>   I put a Gamma radio from a 91 200, but it doesn't even light up.
> 
>   I drove the car the next day and nothing had changed, but the third day the
> turn signals stopped working.
> 
>   Any thoughts on if these cars have a way of isolating unnecessary electrical
> devices?