Disco battery questions

Hi Dom

The voltages you mention seem to be about right, as for the date of the battery, I am sorry I cannot help.

But a little tip if you cannot find the radiocode, get a regulated power supply (12Volts) and attatch a cigarette plug to the lead, and plug it into the socket.

Mind you dont short any connections out or have anything switched on, and it will keep the supply to the radio while you charge it.

You could use a 9Volt battery in the same manor, but might not last too long.

Metwo

METWO uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Double check if the ciggy socket is live when the ignition is off too.. I don't think ours is.

Lee

On or around 11 Feb 2007 07:34:05 -0800, "Dom J" enlightened us thusly:

a good one goes down to about 9V. I reckon you've got a sick cell in it.

the dealers can supply you with the code, if you've lost it.

I think you get 3 attempts, then wait half an hour, then 3 attempts, erm... it's in the manual. 10 attempts overall springs to mind, in groups of 3 with a wait in between, and then one last-ditch attempt...

On or around Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:02:19 -0000, "METWO" enlightened us thusly:

no they don't. fully charged voltage for a 12V lead-acid in good condition is 13.8V, but they rarely achieve that in practice. anything under 12.5V off load is a sign of low charge or shagged battery. one reading 10.5V I wouldn't really expect to turn the engine over - 10.5V is well on the way to flat. 6V when cranking is also a bit on the low side.

now that's an excellent tip. I like it.

On the disco I I think the faglighter is only live with the ignition on, so you'd want to leave the ignition on.

You could of course do the same trick with a pair of jumpleads and a spare batttery, though I'd imagine it's easier your way. An assistant to keep hold of the + terminal and stop it landing on something earthed might be a good plan, too.

Anaemia?

Your battery is on its way out, change it soon.

I think you can cancel the radio code before disconnecting it, check your owners handbook.

Not if it's white..... TonyB

:-)

On or around Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:36:56 -0000, "tiscali" enlightened us thusly:

AFAIK, the disco I radios are coded, like it or not. If you could turn it off, it'd not be much use.

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