Hi all,
Daughters Ex (and good lad) has just passed his test and has got himself a Corsa from a dealer as per title (his Mum helped with funds, Dad not about etc).
He's not started driving it yet but I've just found out he flattened the battery with the interior light and a 12V cleaner.
An Uncle helped him get the battery off and he charged it indoors for
12 hours on an auto charger.I had offered to lend him a hand putting it back on (and suggested he get a basic tool set and HBOL) but 'a neighbour' offers to help and between them manage to get the battery on back_to_front. ;-(
Apparently they didn't fully connect it up backwards, luckily the sparks put them off!
He did start it after they fitted the battery correctly but it wouldn't turn over later that day.
It could be that it's just got a s**te battery (I'll test it tomorrow) but what is the chance of them damaging something and if so what please? I guess the EMU is ok (as it started / ran) but I wasn't sure about alternator regulator / diodes etc?
Cheers,
T i m