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Re: Battery Issue

On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:18:46 -0700, jbjeep <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote:

>I came out to a 2+ week dead Jeep this morning. I believe that one of the aux.
>lights got left on while I have been away on vacation. Both batteries were totally
>drained as far as we can tell. I run a red top Optima as a starting battery with a
>yellow top Optima to run the winch and things. I have a NW Wrangler isolator set up
>for it. They are supposed to be totally separate from each other except when the
>engine is on. Obviously this wasn't the case....
>
>Anyway I got a jump start and then ran it a couple of miles up and down the road each
>way, the battery indicator was sitting at its normal 14. I shut it off to gas up,
>and it would not start. The needles just flickered and nothing else. I got another
>jump start and then let it idle for 15-20 minutes, ran it the 6 miles up the road to
>a friends house, let it idle for 45 minutes while we talked, ran it the 6 miles back
>home. I shut it off in the driveway and was able to fire it back up this time. The
>battery indicator is now sitting between 12 and 13 (a little lower than normal, but
>not near the red).
>
>Does this sound like it was just a really dead set of batteries or do I need to be in
>the market for a new Optima right now?
>
>This is my only vehicle until late next week, as I dropped my car off at the shop
>yesterday (silly me for not trying to start the Jeep first!).
>
>Thanks.
>-jenn

I'd put it on a charger. Trying to charge 2 dead batteries with the
alternator is a good way to burn it up.
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Re: Battery Issue

Optimas like a heavy, deep charge once they have been depleted. As in 50
amps or so for a good bit to wake it up. Trickle charging is not the
recommended solution for the Optima.

tw

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Re: Battery Issue

"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
news:m9409352t84cdsselq2iv8jbvg9fjrsbhj@4ax.com...
>I came out to a 2+ week dead Jeep this morning. I believe that one of the
>aux.
> lights got left on while I have been away on vacation.

I think I know the trouble, you went on vacation and did not take the Jeep.
Foolish girl ...

Re: Battery Issue

Yea, it was getting even with me. lol.

Good news is that it has been fine since. Since its been starting up ok I never put
it on the charger. It had a couple of good long runs today (45+ miles each way) so
ought to be fully charged if it wasnt before.
-jenn

On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:30:03 GMT, "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@verizon.net> wrote:

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>>"jbjeep" <jbjeep@saw.net> wrote in message
>>news:m9409352t84cdsselq2iv8jbvg9fjrsbhj@4ax.com. ..
>>>I came out to a 2+ week dead Jeep this morning. I believe that one of the
>>>aux.
>>> lights got left on while I have been away on vacation.
>>
>>
>>I think I know the trouble, you went on vacation and did not take the Jeep.
>>Foolish girl ...
>>
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