I got a new battery back in February(a Numax CXV-X 1000 Amp) , since the colder weather set in a week or so ago, the landy was taking a little longer to start - until Friday when I stopped on way home from work, turned engine off and couldnt get it going again.
RAC came out and gave me a jump - I also asked him to check battery and alternator output to see why it happened.
Votlage was ok, going up to 13.8 fairly quickly. Ampage though (with a device like those home energy monitors) said only 8 amps was going into battery. He said that meant the battery was goosed. The amps in abttery at that time were 380ish (out of 1000!). He wasn't trying sell me a new one as I said I had warranty (3 years !), but suggested I charge it over night and then take it to halfords to get another test (and more evidence for place I bought it from).
I did that, and the guy at halfords didn't really know what he was doing, but the machine told him to do things, so I think the test was OK, even if he couldnt interpret the results properly. The print off said replace suggested, amps were 400 something/1000. Voltage quite happy too.
So my question is, does all that mean the battery is knackered (ie the 8 amps into battery bit - presumably with a 65 amp alternator, I should be getting close to that?). Does it mean alternator is goosed? (RAC bloke said no...but just checkign).
RAC came out and gave me a jump - I also asked him to check battery and alternator output to see why it happened.
Votlage was ok, going up to 13.8 fairly quickly. Ampage though (with a device like those home energy monitors) said only 8 amps was going into battery. He said that meant the battery was goosed. The amps in abttery at that time were 380ish (out of 1000!). He wasn't trying sell me a new one as I said I had warranty (3 years !), but suggested I charge it over night and then take it to halfords to get another test (and more evidence for place I bought it from).
I did that, and the guy at halfords didn't really know what he was doing, but the machine told him to do things, so I think the test was OK, even if he couldnt interpret the results properly. The print off said replace suggested, amps were 400 something/1000. Voltage quite happy too.
So my question is, does all that mean the battery is knackered (ie the 8 amps into battery bit - presumably with a 65 amp alternator, I should be getting close to that?). Does it mean alternator is goosed? (RAC bloke said no...but just checkign).