Weak Battery

Jan 15, 2007 1 Replies

Suddenly both my rear wiper and heated rear screen started to work intermittently leaving me to think new motor (Old Sodbury?!) for the motor and new relay for the screen and then I realised that I was getting an insufficient charge because the fan belt was clapped.



Belt has been replaced, battery fully charged and now wiper and screen work OK



Is this a coincidence or has the problem been solved??


It certainly possible - the heated screen is baiscaly a dead short accross the battery, so if it's not being charged properly then the voltage will drop. Some vehicles in the LR range have a voltage sensitive relay that cuts out the screen heater when the voltage drops too far.

Richard

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