Bah.. me battery died.
 

That's what I get for leaving the back hatch slightly open. Although
it should have had enough juice to run the inside lights just overnight. :/

Gonna have to design a shutoff circuit for that. Something in line with the
fuse that has a timer and a relay. Or a voltage sensor.


Anyhoo, tried to jumper it this morning but HOO BOY it got the
cables a bit hot. Battery must have been completely dead. And no,
I did check and had them on the right way around. :)

First time I ever yanked jumper cables off a car. Thought for certain
I fragged something. Left a nice spotweld on the jumpers.

Hour on the charger got it running again, but that's the first time
I've ever had a problem jumpstarting a battery. It just wouldn't take
a charge but boy was it drawing amps!

FWIW, a 6A charger is USELESS for high capacity batteries. It's my
old Car/Cycle charger for 6/12V. Gonna take an hour to raise the battery
1V. At least it can't harm the battery at that rate.

--
DougW
And his mostly fixed ZJ.

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

HAHA....well, I shouldn't laff. I did the very same thing last night on my
TJ.
Luckily I hadn't gotten in until late...and had to get up early (was a LONG
day! ;)
well, I walked in to the parking garage and there's the light on.

I thinking, SH!T...and nobody knocked on my door...pricks!
But, she started up still....got lucky, would've been stuck for an hour
waiting for someone to wake up and pass by in order to get a jump!


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:U8rvd.112886$tU4.107546@okepread06...
> That's what I get for leaving the back hatch slightly open. Although
> it should have had enough juice to run the inside lights just overnight.
> :/
>
> Gonna have to design a shutoff circuit for that. Something in line with
> the
> fuse that has a timer and a relay. Or a voltage sensor.
>
>
> Anyhoo, tried to jumper it this morning but HOO BOY it got the
> cables a bit hot. Battery must have been completely dead. And no,
> I did check and had them on the right way around. :)
>
> First time I ever yanked jumper cables off a car. Thought for certain
> I fragged something. Left a nice spotweld on the jumpers.
>
> Hour on the charger got it running again, but that's the first time
> I've ever had a problem jumpstarting a battery. It just wouldn't take
> a charge but boy was it drawing amps!
>
> FWIW, a 6A charger is USELESS for high capacity batteries. It's my
> old Car/Cycle charger for 6/12V. Gonna take an hour to raise the battery
> 1V. At least it can't harm the battery at that rate.
>
> --
> DougW
> And his mostly fixed ZJ.
>

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

HAHA....well, I shouldn't laff. I did the very same thing last night on my
TJ.
Luckily I hadn't gotten in until late...and had to get up early (was a LONG
day! ;)
well, I walked in to the parking garage and there's the light on.

I thinking, SH!T...and nobody knocked on my door...pricks!
But, she started up still....got lucky, would've been stuck for an hour
waiting for someone to wake up and pass by in order to get a jump!


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:U8rvd.112886$tU4.107546@okepread06...
> That's what I get for leaving the back hatch slightly open. Although
> it should have had enough juice to run the inside lights just overnight.
> :/
>
> Gonna have to design a shutoff circuit for that. Something in line with
> the
> fuse that has a timer and a relay. Or a voltage sensor.
>
>
> Anyhoo, tried to jumper it this morning but HOO BOY it got the
> cables a bit hot. Battery must have been completely dead. And no,
> I did check and had them on the right way around. :)
>
> First time I ever yanked jumper cables off a car. Thought for certain
> I fragged something. Left a nice spotweld on the jumpers.
>
> Hour on the charger got it running again, but that's the first time
> I've ever had a problem jumpstarting a battery. It just wouldn't take
> a charge but boy was it drawing amps!
>
> FWIW, a 6A charger is USELESS for high capacity batteries. It's my
> old Car/Cycle charger for 6/12V. Gonna take an hour to raise the battery
> 1V. At least it can't harm the battery at that rate.
>
> --
> DougW
> And his mostly fixed ZJ.
>

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

HAHA....well, I shouldn't laff. I did the very same thing last night on my
TJ.
Luckily I hadn't gotten in until late...and had to get up early (was a LONG
day! ;)
well, I walked in to the parking garage and there's the light on.

I thinking, SH!T...and nobody knocked on my door...pricks!
But, she started up still....got lucky, would've been stuck for an hour
waiting for someone to wake up and pass by in order to get a jump!


"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:U8rvd.112886$tU4.107546@okepread06...
> That's what I get for leaving the back hatch slightly open. Although
> it should have had enough juice to run the inside lights just overnight.
> :/
>
> Gonna have to design a shutoff circuit for that. Something in line with
> the
> fuse that has a timer and a relay. Or a voltage sensor.
>
>
> Anyhoo, tried to jumper it this morning but HOO BOY it got the
> cables a bit hot. Battery must have been completely dead. And no,
> I did check and had them on the right way around. :)
>
> First time I ever yanked jumper cables off a car. Thought for certain
> I fragged something. Left a nice spotweld on the jumpers.
>
> Hour on the charger got it running again, but that's the first time
> I've ever had a problem jumpstarting a battery. It just wouldn't take
> a charge but boy was it drawing amps!
>
> FWIW, a 6A charger is USELESS for high capacity batteries. It's my
> old Car/Cycle charger for 6/12V. Gonna take an hour to raise the battery
> 1V. At least it can't harm the battery at that rate.
>
> --
> DougW
> And his mostly fixed ZJ.
>

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

A good battery will power your head lights for twenty four hours,
and start your car. Remember the old Sears Die Hard commercials?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

SteveBrady wrote:
>
> HAHA....well, I shouldn't laff. I did the very same thing last night on my
> TJ.
> Luckily I hadn't gotten in until late...and had to get up early (was a LONG
> day! ;)
> well, I walked in to the parking garage and there's the light on.
>
> I thinking, SH!T...and nobody knocked on my door...pricks!
> But, she started up still....got lucky, would've been stuck for an hour
> waiting for someone to wake up and pass by in order to get a jump!

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

A good battery will power your head lights for twenty four hours,
and start your car. Remember the old Sears Die Hard commercials?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

SteveBrady wrote:
>
> HAHA....well, I shouldn't laff. I did the very same thing last night on my
> TJ.
> Luckily I hadn't gotten in until late...and had to get up early (was a LONG
> day! ;)
> well, I walked in to the parking garage and there's the light on.
>
> I thinking, SH!T...and nobody knocked on my door...pricks!
> But, she started up still....got lucky, would've been stuck for an hour
> waiting for someone to wake up and pass by in order to get a jump!

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

A good battery will power your head lights for twenty four hours,
and start your car. Remember the old Sears Die Hard commercials?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

SteveBrady wrote:
>
> HAHA....well, I shouldn't laff. I did the very same thing last night on my
> TJ.
> Luckily I hadn't gotten in until late...and had to get up early (was a LONG
> day! ;)
> well, I walked in to the parking garage and there's the light on.
>
> I thinking, SH!T...and nobody knocked on my door...pricks!
> But, she started up still....got lucky, would've been stuck for an hour
> waiting for someone to wake up and pass by in order to get a jump!

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

Your battery's telling you something.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> That's what I get for leaving the back hatch slightly open. Although
> it should have had enough juice to run the inside lights just overnight. :/
>
> Gonna have to design a shutoff circuit for that. Something in line with the
> fuse that has a timer and a relay. Or a voltage sensor.
>
> Anyhoo, tried to jumper it this morning but HOO BOY it got the
> cables a bit hot. Battery must have been completely dead. And no,
> I did check and had them on the right way around. :)
>
> First time I ever yanked jumper cables off a car. Thought for certain
> I fragged something. Left a nice spotweld on the jumpers.
>
> Hour on the charger got it running again, but that's the first time
> I've ever had a problem jumpstarting a battery. It just wouldn't take
> a charge but boy was it drawing amps!
>
> FWIW, a 6A charger is USELESS for high capacity batteries. It's my
> old Car/Cycle charger for 6/12V. Gonna take an hour to raise the battery
> 1V. At least it can't harm the battery at that rate.
>
> --
> DougW
> And his mostly fixed ZJ.

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

Your battery's telling you something.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> That's what I get for leaving the back hatch slightly open. Although
> it should have had enough juice to run the inside lights just overnight. :/
>
> Gonna have to design a shutoff circuit for that. Something in line with the
> fuse that has a timer and a relay. Or a voltage sensor.
>
> Anyhoo, tried to jumper it this morning but HOO BOY it got the
> cables a bit hot. Battery must have been completely dead. And no,
> I did check and had them on the right way around. :)
>
> First time I ever yanked jumper cables off a car. Thought for certain
> I fragged something. Left a nice spotweld on the jumpers.
>
> Hour on the charger got it running again, but that's the first time
> I've ever had a problem jumpstarting a battery. It just wouldn't take
> a charge but boy was it drawing amps!
>
> FWIW, a 6A charger is USELESS for high capacity batteries. It's my
> old Car/Cycle charger for 6/12V. Gonna take an hour to raise the battery
> 1V. At least it can't harm the battery at that rate.
>
> --
> DougW
> And his mostly fixed ZJ.

Re: Bah.. me battery died.
 

Your battery's telling you something.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

DougW wrote:
>
> That's what I get for leaving the back hatch slightly open. Although
> it should have had enough juice to run the inside lights just overnight. :/
>
> Gonna have to design a shutoff circuit for that. Something in line with the
> fuse that has a timer and a relay. Or a voltage sensor.
>
> Anyhoo, tried to jumper it this morning but HOO BOY it got the
> cables a bit hot. Battery must have been completely dead. And no,
> I did check and had them on the right way around. :)
>
> First time I ever yanked jumper cables off a car. Thought for certain
> I fragged something. Left a nice spotweld on the jumpers.
>
> Hour on the charger got it running again, but that's the first time
> I've ever had a problem jumpstarting a battery. It just wouldn't take
> a charge but boy was it drawing amps!
>
> FWIW, a 6A charger is USELESS for high capacity batteries. It's my
> old Car/Cycle charger for 6/12V. Gonna take an hour to raise the battery
> 1V. At least it can't harm the battery at that rate.
>
> --
> DougW
> And his mostly fixed ZJ.