Battery

[Vobraman]

Well...getting the car ready for a show, cleaning, waxing and that kind of stuff. After moving the car in the garage and a couple of hours of odds and ends, I go to start the car and barely turning over. Go under the hood and check the battery. Bingo, the orange dot is showing. No longer green. Can this battery be charged at this point or not ? Had an extra battery at the house, car fired right up.

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[Juggernaut]

Well...getting the car ready for a show, cleaning, waxing and that kind of stuff. After moving the car in the garage and a couple of hours of odds and ends, I go to start the car and barely turning over. Go under the hood and check the battery. Bingo, the orange dot is showing. No longer green. Can this battery be charged at this point or not ? Had an extra battery at the house, car fired right up.

i think you should be ok charging it tonihgt but id get another one soon

 

[Flyn]

Get it checked to see if it's the battery or the alternator. A lot of our alternators fail. Mine did.

 

[frdtch05gt]

If you have a voltmeter, you can simply put that on the battery with the engine running to make sure you're getting proper voltage from the charging system. Checking that would definitely be a smart move.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

my battery has been on the orange dot for about 4 months now. i drive the car every day.

 

[03CobraRed]

I think my alternator is going bad, which sucks, but I have a brand new optima and it gets drained if I dont drive the car every single day.

 

[SLASH]

Well...getting the car ready for a show, cleaning, waxing and that kind of stuff. After moving the car in the garage and a couple of hours of odds and ends, I go to start the car and barely turning over. Go under the hood and check the battery. Bingo, the orange dot is showing. No longer green. Can this battery be charged at this point or not ? Had an extra battery at the house, car fired right up.

brian...get a new battery, i dont want the 2am call..."yo mike i need a jump"

not that i wouldnt help you out anyway... :headbang:

 

[cobravenom39]

Optima Yellow Top, Brian. Hands down. I busted my blower belt and my yellow top got me 45 minutes from where it happened to my mechanic!!! Then I turned it off and it fired right back up again!!!!

 

[Juggernaut]

Andy how much do they run for usually