[DeTomaso] Battery question

pantdino at aol.com pantdino at aol.com
Sat Dec 6 19:59:46 EST 2008


 I agree-- I think your meter is bad. The battery itself is undoubtedly in the 12's, not mid 14's. 
Do you keep the battery on a maintainer between drives?
A battery will fail early if it discharges though non-use and sits like that a while-- the plates coat with sulfate and they are ruined.

Jim



 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tomas Gunnarsson <guson at home.se>
To: Pantera List <DeTomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 2:44 pm
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Both are on the high side. Try measuring another vehicle for reference, you may 
have a bad meter.

Tomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent Stewart" <bjbstewart at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 10:43 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] Battery question


>I just put a new Optima Red top battery in the P-car and checked the voltage - 
14.78 off, 16.24 at 1500 rpm.  That seems high to me, but thought I'd check. 
Some more info - the Optima i am replacing was 2.5 years old and would no longer 
take a charge.  the new battery was a warranty exchange.  2.5 years also seems 
like maybe there is an issue with the charging system?
> 
> appreciate any ideas...
> 
> brent
> 4328
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