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Offline lee1989

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Re: alternator or ....???
« Reply #10 on: 04 August 2014, 21:56 »
Yea mate the buzzer sounds if lights are left on and not really noticed the interior light lol

Offline gm8

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Re: alternator or ....???
« Reply #11 on: 05 August 2014, 07:39 »
just wondering if something is draining battery , as door locks are prone to fail so people leave lights on etc without noticing

Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: alternator or ....???
« Reply #12 on: 05 August 2014, 08:28 »
have you checked anything yet with a multimeter?
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Offline lee1989

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Re: alternator or ....???
« Reply #13 on: 05 August 2014, 19:14 »
I checked the battery first thing and came up with 12.11, i started it up reved it for a few mins and it was showing 14.35,  cheers

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Re: alternator or ....???
« Reply #14 on: 06 August 2014, 08:33 »
do you still have the old battery?
worth testing that and if its dud you will know
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