Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Copenhagen
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Charging battery.
For how many days can I park my Disco without charging it. I did´nt start it for about a month, and now there is no power at the battery. The battery is 3 years old and 120 ah in a good quality.Calle - disguised as adult.
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6th Jul 2019 3:59 pm
Pete K
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2-3 weeks I guess
6th Jul 2019 7:19 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
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To be fair, I parked mine in storage for about 3 months when my tracker reported low battery (10.5 volts). I never gave it a thought when I parked it up.
The battery was goosed however although at that point it was 5 years old.
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6th Jul 2019 7:41 pm
Iguana
Member Since: 14 Oct 2013
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I've left mine for a month and it started fine, at three years old i think you'd benefit from a new battery
As the Disco is my 2nd car and only 5k miles a year, i also trickle charge it through the winter months Iggy/Ieuan
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6th Jul 2019 7:46 pm
sycove
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I regularly leave mine for 4-5 weeks at a time and so far it still starts on the button every time. Was going to give it a charge the other day for the first time but it was reading 12.8 so I just left it. Vehicle is 4 years old
6th Jul 2019 9:00 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
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I left mine for 2 weeks recently and forgot to stick it on the ctek. Battery wouldn’t turn it over, and the battery is about 2 year old.
6th Jul 2019 9:28 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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I’ve left the car at the airport, done 2-3 week business trips, came back and had it start reliably in -25 oC.
6th Jul 2019 9:33 pm
john watson
Member Since: 10 Nov 2011
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D3 now 12 years old.
Original battery lasted 7 years and was only goosed when the alternator took it down. Second battery is now 5 years old and will need replaced before winter. Main difference in operating was in the first 6 years I did a respectable mileage after that no more than 4500 miles per year with lots of short journeys. Lesson in here somewhere me thinks!Once you have defeated the idiots any job is half done. Pity there are so many idiots to defeat.
7th Jul 2019 10:40 am
Calle
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Copenhagen
Posts: 68
Thanks for all the answers. I charged the battery and now after 24 hours the voltage is 12,46 V. The multimeter shows 0,44 V between battery minus and the frame. Are thiese values normal ?Calle - disguised as adult.
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8th Jul 2019 10:48 am
L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
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I would think a bad connection to the frame with that sort of voltage drop .
8th Jul 2019 1:46 pm
Calle
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Location: Copenhagen
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Where does the minus connect to the frame ?Calle - disguised as adult.
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8th Jul 2019 5:18 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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on the inner wing,
by the battery.
common for the nut to be loose
8th Jul 2019 5:37 pm
Calle
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Copenhagen
Posts: 68
OK. Now I have cleaned up the frame connection. I think it was OK, but it´s cleaned up now. I will have to watch the battery for the next days.Calle - disguised as adult.
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9th Jul 2019 2:23 pm
dragonfly
Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: York
Posts: 40
Mine is a 2006 on original battery, for the first couple of year it did 40k a year, then it's been mostly a local runabout with the odd airport run. Then the last couple of years, it's often left parked up for 3 months at a time. (Change of circumstances out the country alot) Always starts straight off when I get back, give it a few minutes to sort the suspension out etc, then good to go. Can't see the battery lasting much longer though, I'm surprised it's lasted this long.
9th Jul 2019 4:21 pm
Calle
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Copenhagen
Posts: 68
I think it overcharge. The multimeter says 15 V. Isn´t that too much. Does this mean a complete new generator ?Calle - disguised as adult.
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