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Can you check a battery if it's out of the car?
This one needs an Idiot's Guide answer please:
nibble's car hasn't been used more than a couple of times since he had his accident in February, and the battery is flat. We have taken it out and are using an external battery charger, which is still flickering yellow to say it's still charging, but it's also green.
To save lugging the thing back out to the car and refitting it, before trying the ignition, is there any way we can check if the battery is powered up while it's still in the house? (safe and sensible answers only, please!)
We don't have any jump leads.
nibble's car hasn't been used more than a couple of times since he had his accident in February, and the battery is flat. We have taken it out and are using an external battery charger, which is still flickering yellow to say it's still charging, but it's also green.
To save lugging the thing back out to the car and refitting it, before trying the ignition, is there any way we can check if the battery is powered up while it's still in the house? (safe and sensible answers only, please!)
We don't have any jump leads.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.3 Years is nothing for a car battery, it should still be in full working order .
Just charge it and refit it , if it has not been used for a few months it is best to charge it on the 'low' setting of the charger assuming it has one , but charge for a last 8 hours or overnight.
I would be very suprised if it is not fully charged and working after that.
Just charge it and refit it , if it has not been used for a few months it is best to charge it on the 'low' setting of the charger assuming it has one , but charge for a last 8 hours or overnight.
I would be very suprised if it is not fully charged and working after that.
Thanks all, we acquired a voltmeter today - the reading was 13.5 this morning, now it's down to 12.8 - is it possible that the battery is losing power while it's sitting there? It is under a 4-year warranty so we'll be OK if the battery turns out not to be holding power. Halfords have said we can take it back if so.