Windowlicker
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: East Yorkshire
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character wrote:when you've charged him, just tap that second one down so there is no gab at the bottom, just loosen him a wee bit an tap the bracket with a wooden implement. 
I had actually given it a fair bit of pressure and a bit of smack with the ratchet whilst tightening it initially, the terminals were Ali-slipped also so no dry friction to stop them sliding down, which is making your undersized ones sound even more bizarre Procrastination is the thief of time!!
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 5th Jan 2011 12:38 am |
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Windowlicker
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: East Yorkshire
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Update, if anyone really cares 
Didn't use the D3 today as I had to take my sisters car into the garage for her, so the new battery has been on charge with the C-tek all last night and all day today, lifted the bonnet expecting to see the light showing green/charged, it's still Amber and charging??
Checked the nav info screen, which last night suggested it was at 12v.......
It now says 11.5 v  Sake, I am confused now?
What should a new battery actually read???
Not the 14.5 I see when the engine is running I assume?
Sorry for the dumb ass questions, electrickery has never been my strong point 
Thanks peeps  Procrastination is the thief of time!!
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| 5th Jan 2011 9:11 pm |
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character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
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I assume the cars not gone to sleep and the doors are unlocked whilst yer charging all this while 
hence the reason why its still using the battery power. I would just drive the thing for 30 mins or so tomorrow
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| 5th Jan 2011 9:13 pm |
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Windowlicker
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: East Yorkshire
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character wrote:I assume the cars not gone to sleep and the doors are unlocked whilst yer charging all this while
hence the reason why its still using the battery power. I would just drive the thing for 30 mins or so tomorrow
Errrr, car is locked up and I assume deep asleep, is this relevant to the battery actually charging whilst the leads are fitted directly to the terminals, as in the car cannot interupt or stop the charging process can it???
Cheers, Nick Procrastination is the thief of time!!
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| 5th Jan 2011 9:25 pm |
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Windowlicker
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: East Yorkshire
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Just to add to my confusion I put the old battery on charge about 2 hours ago, it's now showing fully charged , (green on the c-tek) whereas the new one that I had on charge all day and night, still wasn't showing charged tonight????
What's that all about? Procrastination is the thief of time!!
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| 5th Jan 2011 10:46 pm |
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NickJ
Member Since: 11 Oct 2010
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Windowlicker wrote:I put the old battery on charge about 2 hours ago, it's now showing fully charged , (green on the c-tek) whereas the new one that I had on charge all day and night, still wasn't showing charged tonight????
The new battery that was on charge but not showing as charged, was it connected to the car or disconnected? Presumably smart chargers monitor the battery voltage and/or current flowing to switch to float from boost???
If the battery's connected then perhaps because of current draw from the vehicle then the charger cant get to the final float stage?
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| 5th Jan 2011 11:04 pm |
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Windowlicker
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: East Yorkshire
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NickJ wrote:Windowlicker wrote:I put the old battery on charge about 2 hours ago, it's now showing fully charged , (green on the c-tek) whereas the new one that I had on charge all day and night, still wasn't showing charged tonight????
The new battery that was on charge but not showing as charged, was it connected to the car or disconnected? Presumably smart chargers monitor the battery voltage and/or current flowing to switch to float from boost???
If the battery's connected then perhaps because of current draw from the vehicle then the charger cant get to the final float stage?
Hi nick,
Yes the new battery was still connected to the car, as suggested I will just drive the car tomorrow and see what it's like when I get to work, how tedious can fitting a battery become Procrastination is the thief of time!!
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| 5th Jan 2011 11:19 pm |
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character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
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can always take the now charged up spare with yer should you get any problems
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| 5th Jan 2011 11:20 pm |
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character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
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"how tedious can fitting a battery become"
wait till the alternator goes a week after fitting the new battery
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| 5th Jan 2011 11:22 pm |
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Windowlicker
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: East Yorkshire
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character wrote:"how tedious can fitting a battery become"
wait till the alternator goes a week after fitting the new battery
I hope not, he will get a swift kick in the knackers if he costs me more money this month Procrastination is the thief of time!!
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| 5th Jan 2011 11:30 pm |
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disco rob
Member Since: 04 Jul 2010
Location: Sussex
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12.80V.....Fully charged.
12.40V....50% discharged
10.70V.....fully discharged VW Touareg 3.0 Altitude
Mondeo 04 Reg (Hers)
Swift Conqueror 645 Lux
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| 6th Jan 2011 11:01 pm |
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Windowlicker
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: East Yorkshire
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disco rob wrote:12.80V.....Fully charged.
12.40V....50% discharged
10.70V.....fully discharged
That's great, thanks for the info
On getting to work this morning it showed 12v, does this mean I have just bought a battery that's only half full , so to speak, or is it feasable it was in a state of partial discharge, and with use it will achieve fully charged soon??
Many thanks, Nick  Procrastination is the thief of time!!
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| 6th Jan 2011 11:07 pm |
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anglefire
Member Since: 09 Mar 2010
Location: In the Club House
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I checked my battery this morning - doesn't seem to be as old as I thought it might be as it is a 950A 90Ah job. Does anyone know how I can find it's age? Or at least the oldest it could be? Mark.
2006, D3 SE Auto - gone but not forgotten.
2014 BMW 530d M Sport Tourer.
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| 10th Jan 2011 12:40 am |
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noelyg
Member Since: 09 Nov 2010
Location: wetherby north yorkshire
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Secret button on satnav, what's that???
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| 10th Jan 2011 1:09 am |
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