rosemount

Hi Again your profile states you are East Mids, but what is your local town, If you are close enough I have a tester Hi, radiotwo. im in Kettering. i've got a friend round this weekend with a multimeter. hopefully he knows how to use it! I shall let you know. can't wait as 2 weeks is up this weekend1 thanks ROSEMOUNT

Hi, radio two. sorry as you can see i'm new to this. well, think it could be the alternator, i'm going to use the multimeter first to test the battery when car is running & see what the voltage is. so how do i test the alternator? as you can see i don't have much idea!!! thanks for your help & to Seanwhu, that was helpful to know that someone else has this problem. My car has done 75k so maybe this is a problem. thanks. ROSEMOUNT

supose thats 1 way of getting the post count up,:lol:

Hi Again I think you need to check when you have replied to a post, as you have now replied with NO text ! Can you please try again Radiotwo

thanks seanwhu, it seems likely to be the alterator then. keep me posted as i shall you. may be a week before i can get it sorted.

Hi rosemount I think you will have to give a bit more info! You say it goes flat every two weeks ! and that you do not do short trips !! but how many miles do you do and do you use it every day ? but as the other poster says you also need to do some voltage checks, first measure the voltage of the battery without the engine running, then start the car, and measure with it running at about 2000rpm, and then report back on here Radiotwo

HELP....suddenly after 1 year my battery goes flat every 2 weeks. i bought a new battery, it still went flat so thought battery was a dud & changed it 1 month later. i'm having to put car on charge every 2 weeks now.I'm thinking the problem is electrics.it's not short trips. has anyone had this problem? many thanks , all ideas welcome