Battery chargers.
Maybe a question for Mex. Stone dead 12 volt battery on my Prius. Gone for a week and door ajar causing dome light to drain battery. Brought out 2 different battery chargers,neither one would put o...
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PaulJ2 wrote:time2roll wrote:PaulJ2 wrote:Good reason to have a jump-box handy. Especially if it happens away from home.
Interesting is that the instant i connected the good charger i jumped into the car, turned the key and it started right up.
The now 12 volts activated some relays connecting up the 276 volt battery and the engine started immediately. Just needed 12 volts to operate some relays i guess.
BTW check the resting voltage of that battery in the morning after a few days of use. Or take it down and have it load tested. Running flat dead could have wiped out half the capacity.
I agree, a very good reason to have a jump box. It's on my list.
BTW probably no good way to do a load test, as it is a small sealed type battery. Looks like a motorcycle/ATV/UTV battery.
