New battery

[Focus Owner]

basicaly today when i came to going to college i went to start my car and i got the distinct fealing of having no power so i have decided tog et a new battery.

charge at mo is 11.75V
clock resets on attempted start

any one got any ideas whare i can get one from?
any idea on the cost

oh i want it today

can i get one from quick fit?? without ordering

sorry for lack of spellcheck

cheers

 

[joeraz]

Halfords may have, also 5 year warrenty with them

 

[custard]

you need to test the charge from the alternator before writing off the battery
also why do you post tech questions in LL?

de ja vu?

https://www.fiatforum.com/leisure-lounge/126855-car-questions-all-not-so-bright.html

 

[Focus Owner]

cause im lazy and i always forget to check the punto section fancy merging some threadss?

 

[custard]

how would i do that? im not an LL mod.use the report button if you need something done or learn to do the massive task of scrolling down on a screen

 

[Focus Owner]

on college computers scrolling is hard

 

[Focus Owner]

I dont think its the alternator due to me only doing 8 min jornies mainly and leaving it over the weekend killed it

new battery will do me i dont like to think about the alternatives
custard i always thought you was a mod

 

[Tris Harris]

Custard isnt a super mod though, he can only moderate certain parts of the forum.

 

[Focus Owner]

oh

 

[sludgeguts]

I dont think its the alternator due to me only doing 8 min jornies mainly and leaving it over the weekend killed it

new battery will do me i dont like to think about the alternatives
custard i always thought you was a mod

On that basis, how long do you reckon the new battery will last?

My advice to you...
Charge the battery overnight.
Buy a decent solar charger (not the cheapo £10 off ebay but the ones that put out more from less sunlight).
Always try to park with the solar charger facing the sun.
Even on overcast days, the solar panel will be putting something back into the battery.
(worked for me on my last car, battery was 9 yrs old & all I ever did was 3 miles each way)

 

[Focus Owner]

Well i shall buy a soler charge leave it in car due to being at college and use sig lighter

 

[Andy Monty]

is your cig lighter switched with the ignition? if so your going to have to make a lead up to connect it direct to the battery.

edit got an alternator tester if you want it testing and you can find Goole..

Aldi in Selby still have shed loads of intelligent Battery chargers in for about £10-15 (cant remember the exact price) they are splash resistant so safe to leave out in the rain...

it looks something similar to this..

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7402137/Trail/searchtext>CAR+BATTERY+CHARGER.htm

 

[Focus Owner]

I shall make my cig lighter permianantly on or just but another wire in or do somthing simular

 

[Andy Monty]

is your battery maintainable if so have you checked the electrolyte level?..

 

[Andy Monty]

Do you have a drive way? personally i'd go for a mains charger and just use that overnight the aldi one switches to trickle charge so it wont "boil" your battery unlike some of the older or cheaper chargers... Its a bit of a PITA to do every night but at least its not as much of a pain than having to jump start it....



how can you change the cig lighter to constantly live without ripping the loom to bits

 

[JFL]

or just invest in a new battery :idea:

 

[Andy Monty]

:yeahthat: but get the alternator tested most car parts centers will do a free battery and alternator test before flogging you which ever you need. but if your only doing a 8 minute hop across town on a daily basis with the heater, rear screen and lights on there isn't much hope of the alternator having the time to top the battery back up...

so if the problem comes back after a few weeks you know what it is...

taking the long way home once or twice a week might do it some good..

 

[Focus Owner]

Josh i have done that but it might go flat again

 

[JFL]

taking the long way home once or twice a week might do it some good..

:yeahthat: if i have a week where im only going to an from work, which is about 10 miles/10-15 minutes (at varying speeds), i will occasionally go home via the motorway just to give my car a good run

 

[Andy Monty]

Josh i have done that but it might go flat again

how long ago??