09-04-20, 04:53 PM
(09-04-20, 11:22 AM)Farmboy81 link Wrote: I nearly bought myself a new battery, but figured that connecting to the Oximiser was worth a shot; better that than order a battery and a charger, only to find out I've wasted 35 quid!
A charger like that is a better option than a basic trickle charger, because it can detect when to stop charging.
Quote:Off the top of my head, I think it drops to 9.5-10.5v when cranking so there may be hope for it yet!
That, however, sounds a bit iffy.
What you need to do is get a Drop Tester put on it to check that it's still putting out enough amps to crank the engine.
Imagine you've got six full pint glasses, each glass being one "cell" on the battery. A volt meter will register they're all full and you'll be able to crank the engine without a problem.
Now imagine one of them is empty. The volt meter will still read "full", because at least one of them *is* full, but you'll be down on amps and it will be much harder to get the engine to turn over and fire.
Normally I'd suggest taking the battery around to a friendly local garage/ workshop and getting it checked, but that might be a bit more difficult at the moment
