Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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seems strange. left the lights and radio on last night then went to start the car and it just kept clicking, with all dash lights on.
today, went and got some jump leads, came home and decided to try to see if it would start, and it did.
what's going on here?
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Balling
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Registered: 7th Apr 04
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The lower humidity in the winter months means electrons don't hang about in the air, but are stored up in people.
One person can store up to thousands of volts of static electricity.
You most likely jump started the car with static electricity without even knowing it.
[Edited on 12-11-2012 by Balling]
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Sounds more like a dodgy battery connection if you ask me
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mwg
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Rage start
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Sounds more like a dodgy battery connection if you ask me
when i had the car serviced/inspected a few weeks back, the guy said the alternator/auxillary? belt was badly perished and needed replacing soon-ish, so my first thought was it had snapped.
left it to run for 15 minutes and it's fine now. very strange.
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leon.
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Get it replaced then before your stuck somwhere in the freezing cold in the dark with a car with no lights, heat etc. Cause the belts snapped and hasn't charged the battery
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Best change it for a winter battery mate.
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Best change it for a winter battery mate.
Do you wear summer sandals when out for a winter walk?
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Best change it for a winter battery mate.
Do you wear summer sandals when out for a winter walk?
I don't wear sandals mate, i go bare foot.
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pow
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 Don't feed the troll
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3CorsaMeal
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Sorry, i should've just ignored him, but got sucked into replying 
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Ian
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They do recover a bit over time, not usually enough to start if its been completely flat but its possible.
Could also be that the connections are loose as Dave says, and yesterday it couldn't draw the current in addition to the battery being a bit flat.
Either way I'd check it over properly.
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