Dead V8Q - an anomaly

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

Tested the battery last night with a dummy load - solid as a rock.

Did some sums.  410mA over eight hours is _NOT_ enough to flatten
the battery down to 5.7V, which is what it was this morning.

The central locking and some alarm functions were dead.  I checked
the battery levels, and then hooked up the charger to the posts under
the bonnet.

Then I opened and closed all the doors using the key.  A quite
spectacular effect resulted - the charge rate indicator on the battery
charger went _MAD_.  Absolutely berserk.  Turn the key - steady 4A
charge.  Turn the key - madness.  The needle flickers between zero and
6A (full scale).

Obviously, debugging with the doors open would not find the problem.

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 Phil Payne
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