From: peternoon on
I have a Celica 1995. The power is completely dead. I do not see how
the battery could have been discharged so quickly. It has been stopped
only for a day and a half. I checked and no lights were left on.
Where do I look first? How do I check if there is power in the battery
and something like a main fuse blew off or there is a cable
disconnected? I do no have a meter.

Thanks


From: ransley on
On Dec 2, 5:44 am, peternoon <petern...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> I have a Celica 1995. The power is completely dead. I do not see how
> the battery could have been discharged so quickly. It has been stopped
> only for a day and a half. I checked and no lights were left on.
> Where do I look first? How do I check if there is power in the battery
> and something like a main fuse blew off or there is a cable
> disconnected? I do no have a meter.
>
> Thanks

Are battery terminals tight. What does your handheld voltmeter say the
battery is. 12v is about dead 12.8-13.3 fully charged. Put a charger
on it and charge to 13.3v , clean cables and battery terminals and get
it tested.
From: JoeSpareBedroom on
"ransley" <Mark_Ransley(a)Yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 2, 5:44 am, peternoon <petern...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
> I have a Celica 1995. The power is completely dead. I do not see how
> the battery could have been discharged so quickly. It has been stopped
> only for a day and a half. I checked and no lights were left on.
> Where do I look first? How do I check if there is power in the battery
> and something like a main fuse blew off or there is a cable
> disconnected? I do no have a meter.
>
> Thanks

Are battery terminals tight. What does your handheld voltmeter say the
battery is. 12v is about dead 12.8-13.3 fully charged. Put a charger
on it and charge to 13.3v , clean cables and battery terminals and get
it tested.
==============

He said "I do no have a meter".


From: JoeSpareBedroom on
"peternoon" <peternoon(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I have a Celica 1995. The power is completely dead. I do not see how
> the battery could have been discharged so quickly. It has been stopped
> only for a day and a half. I checked and no lights were left on.
> Where do I look first? How do I check if there is power in the battery
> and something like a main fuse blew off or there is a cable
> disconnected? I do no have a meter.
>
> Thanks
>
>

Go to Radio Shack or any home improvement store and get a meter. It doesn't
have to be expensive. If the battery's OK, then take the next step.


From: Retired VIP on
On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 03:44:23 -0800 (PST), peternoon
<peternoon(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>I have a Celica 1995. The power is completely dead. I do not see how
>the battery could have been discharged so quickly. It has been stopped
>only for a day and a half. I checked and no lights were left on.
>Where do I look first? How do I check if there is power in the battery
>and something like a main fuse blew off or there is a cable
>disconnected? I do no have a meter.
>
>Thanks
>

Without test equipment it is almost impossible to diagnose an
electrical problem. If your car has the original battery, then it is
about 13 years old. Your problem might be a bad battery but without a
way to test, you can't say for sure.

Jack j