On 30/10/2012 17:51, ARW wrote:
Bugger just failed. Tonights journey home took an hour (inc 15 minutes with
the engine off at a level crossing) but with the headlights on for all the
journey apart from the level crossing wait.

No heater on, no radio on and just an occasional use of the wipers.

It's a 65Ah battery in a diesel van and the battery still has some power in
it now that I am back home - enough to restart the van without any problems.

The problem is I cannot easily get the alternator changed until Monday so
the 8A battery charger will be on overnight and I need the van for the next
3 days. Recharging at work is not a problem.


I would have thought that a man of your calIber would have inserted an
ammeter into the battery connection to see what current you were
drawing. You should then be able to work out approx how long a battery
of specified capacity will last.
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Cheers,
Roger
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