Battery question.....

Budd, you are one stupid asshole and as usual, not man enough to admit to even the simplest of errors. I can see why you got to where you are in life, which happens to be nowhere. Any way you want to spin it chucky, Ohms laws and simple algebra show clearly that also as usual, you don't know WTF you are talking about. A heavier load means more current draw, not less and increasing the resistance is a series circuit REDUCES current draw. I gotta say that Roy has Buddism down flat.

And you resort to insults . . .

Budd

They are not insults Budd, they are accurate observations. Even when faced with simple science and freshman algebra disproving what you say, you are still not man enough to admit that you were wrong. At least that part about you has never changed. Perhaps you should not answer peoples questions as your lack of knowledge and cowardice to admit to even a simple error may get someone injured or killed and cause serious damage to their vehicle.

Well, so much for this thread.

Nah, Denny was correct and T bone was right ya have to see how much draw ya have. $ way's shouldn't wipe the batteries out. Sounds like your on your 4th battery in what 5 years? Something ain't right

roy

So how well am I doing practicing Buddism? I still need to work on the victim part but otherwise I think that I'm getting the hang of it.

This is the 3rd/4th battery. The first one (OEM) completely crapped out quite some time ago. I replaced that with a battery from Batteries Plus (their brand) which was a mistake. They replace it with an Optima (Red Top) and I just paid the difference so it wasn't a big deal til that one died....than I was a tad pissed. I do have an aftermarket stereo that does draw a lot of current but I figureded at the level I'm pushing it, the stock charging system woud be enough. I'm going to have that checked out this week and will go from there. On a side note, I've been watching my voltage gauge on start up and, if I recall, it always jumped right up to 14 volts or so as soon as started. Now, it seems to creep up rather slowly so I'm thinking maybe I have a charging issue. Been wanting a high output alternator anyway so maybe it's time to start looking.

Buddism is easy to practice. All you do is what Chuckie has been doing for some time now. What is real good about it is that it is more of a lifestyle. Although if one were to practice it in the real world they be up for a ass kicking in no time.

That would be the direction I would go in before I threw anything at it. Gotta have a baseline.

Roy

Creeping up is usually a symptom of a severely discharged battery or a defective alternator but if it is reaching 14 volts, at that point the battery is getting all that it needs.

Well, you'll find out who is right or not when you do the tests and/or the repairs, Laszlo.

I wish you luck.

Budd

Will let you guys know what the diagnosis is.

Budds way of saying "It's way above my mental capacity!"

You better stick to religion because your electrical engineering is very lacking. T-bone is right.

beekeep

You would have better luck teaching nuclear physics to a bunch of retards.

beekeep

Thanks. I appreciate that.

Budd

It feels exactly like that trying to explain anything to him.

Ok, 74 amps at idle, 165 amps at 2500 rpm is the test result.

Something is drawing a heck of a lot of current, or your regulator is gone south.

Budd

I had everything turned off. I just returned from the dealer where I inquired about a few things related to the clock spring recall...and having a new steering wheel installed when they do that. And they brought up any other recalls that may need to be taken care of....well, something I haven't heard of came up. Recall number B04, power distribution center cable connection...part number CBS1B040. Could this have anything to do with my problem? It makes sense to do this first since it is free and then see what happens but it would be nice to know more about this recall.