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    Quote Originally Posted by incisor View Post
    works like that for 2 minutes then it goes bleep... low voltage
    keep the jumper cables connected for longer.
    at worse it will charge the other battery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eevo View Post
    keep the jumper cables connected for longer.
    at worse it will charge the other battery.
    that is what i am doing
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    Quote Originally Posted by incisor View Post
    that is what i am doing
    just keep an eye on it.
    what charger are you using?

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    an aldi 6amp
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    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    get a real charger inc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eevo View Post
    get a real charger inc.
    i have one but it is up at wattlemere....

    such is life
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    battery is back up to 11.07
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    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
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    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    Hi Dave, try leaving the battery on the charger all night and see if it holds it's charge in the morning.

    Most batteries are stuffed if they are discharged down that low, but it is not uncommon for an Optima to come back to a full charged state and be fine.

    BTW, it would not be a load, such as a glove box light left one. That would discharge a battery much below 7 or 8v.

    A dead short is the most likely cause and as Philip posted, start with your alternator.

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    thanks

    charged the battery all night and it is at 12.38 when i disconnect everything..

    will see what it measures this arfo
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    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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    12.34v this arfo so i put it in the vehicle and fired it up

    14.38v at the battery terminal @ 1500rpm

    will put a clamp meter on the leads shortly and see what drain i have happening.

    can the alternator charge correctly and still have a crook diode draining the battery?
    2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
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    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius

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