Old Crow

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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Old Crow "Yol Bolsun!"
'82 FLTC-P "Miss Pearl"
'95 YJ Rio Grande
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twaldron

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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twaldron

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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twaldron

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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PLEASE REMOVE THE "OBVIOUS" TO REPLY.

twaldron

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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Jeff Strickland

"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 ...

Jeff Strickland

"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 ...

Jeff Strickland

"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 ...

Jeff Strickland

"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 ...

jbjeep

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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