Flat starter battery on the van

[Pudsey Bear]

I bought the battery about a year ago from Alpha.

019 Jenox Gold Premium Car Battery on 7 February 2024

Flat as a fart even though it's been hooked up to a NEW Ctek charger.

 

[Steveandjulie]

I'd contact alpha see what they say should be covered under warranty. When we had a dodgy b2b solar controller they sent me out a new one

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I'd contact alpha see what they say should be covered under warranty. When we had a dodgy b2b solar controller they sent me out a new one

I rang them & they need to test it, can't get at it to remove it as it lives against a fence, they said to leave it on charge and take it to Halfords who apparently will test and give a report which they are happy with, but it's on SORN, So I'll leave it til the endo of the month when I need to tax it anyway

 

[trevskoda]

Sounds like something sucking the juice out of it, or faulty charger.

 

[Lefty]

I bought the battery about a year ago from Alpha.

019 Jenox Gold Premium Car Battery on 7 February 2024

Flat as a fart even though it's been hooked up to a NEW Ctek charger.

Put a votmeter on it while charging should be about 14volts, disconnect charger and test again should be over 12 volts at least. Batteries do just fail.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

How long before I disconnect the charger Lefty?

 

[trevskoda]

A smart charger should be left on 24/7, it should hit 14.4v and drop back to a float of around 13.4 ish then go into a cycle mode, seems to me there is something wrong or a item sucking juice, try removing the earth and charge the battery unconnected.