From: peternoon on 2 Dec 2008 06:44 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 2 Dec 2008 07:50 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 2 Dec 2008 08:18 "ransley" <Mark_Ransley(a)Yahoo.com> wrote in message news:f4366d6a-b498-461d-ac8d-12b59ba983b4(a)v42g2000yqv.googlegroups.com... 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 2 Dec 2008 08:18 "peternoon" <peternoon(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:f8986978-765b-47a7-8759-6b955576b5e0(a)v38g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... >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 2 Dec 2008 08:33 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
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