Electrical blackout
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Post by: HCA » Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:04 pm
elans3 wrote:..... i just tested the almost new battery on the Elan, and that shows 12.6 volts and starts easily.
elans3 wrote:......HCA, above, misunderstood when I said I'd tested the battery on the elan
Yep, it is my fault. I never went to the Monty Python School of Not Understanding the Bleeding Obvious
elans3 wrote: ....however, electrics is my downfall.
Yep. Very apparent
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Post by: elans3 » Thu Feb 03, 2022 6:42 pm
Turns out it was the battery in my case. Even though it shows 12.65 volts on the volt meter, and the same on all live points on the car, and the green battery condition indicator on the top of the unit says everything is ok, it lies.
Everything is fine, it hardly loses any charge after testing for almost a day yesterday, but as soon as you put any load on it, it fails. Must be a massive short inside when load added.
Thankyou for all your pointers, you've been a great help.
Everything is fine, it hardly loses any charge after testing for almost a day yesterday, but as soon as you put any load on it, it fails. Must be a massive short inside when load added.
Thankyou for all your pointers, you've been a great help.
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