"John" john.plant90@NO-SPAMntlworldDOTcom wrote in message
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I suppose I need a new battery but the problem seems strange. The car
usually starts fine - but if left standing for a couple of days it will
sometimes behave as though the battery is almost flat. The starter will
hardly turn the engine. If I try every couple of minutes, after a few
attempts it will often recover and start up.

Also if I put the battery onto my feeble charger for 5 mins it will also
make an amazing recovery.

Any ideas?
It sounds like you have a dead cell. You could check with a hydrometer or if
it's one of thoses sealed ones, make sure it's fully charged then go to a
garage and ask them to do a discharge test on it.

Trevor Smith