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Chris Van · 01-03-2014, 10:20 AM

Hi Boffins

Please can you help: I have a 6 volt gel battery in my A, which is about a year old. My ammeter reads that there is a fantastic charge all the time (unless I am driving with my headlights on of course, and about zero amps when am driving at night in the rain with the wiper motor on with the headlights).

The battery seems to be good - there are about 20 starts available until it dies. Because I use the car every day I have to charge the battery overnight with a lovely little 6V charger that I have.

A friend of mine checked the genny and it is charging (must be, because the ammeter says so too, right?). So how come the battery keeps dying? Where is the current from the genny going to?

I am at my wits end and have to use the crank handle to start the car sometimes, which is painful.

Any suggestions would be most helpful.

Thanks a bunch

Chris Van
Johannesburg
South Africa
(Vice Chairman Model A Club of South Africa)

01-03-2014, 10:20 AM	#1
Chris Van Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 61	Battery keeps dying Hi Boffins Please can you help: I have a 6 volt gel battery in my A, which is about a year old. My ammeter reads that there is a fantastic charge all the time (unless I am driving with my headlights on of course, and about zero amps when am driving at night in the rain with the wiper motor on with the headlights). The battery seems to be good - there are about 20 starts available until it dies. Because I use the car every day I have to charge the battery overnight with a lovely little 6V charger that I have. A friend of mine checked the genny and it is charging (must be, because the ammeter says so too, right?). So how come the battery keeps dying? Where is the current from the genny going to? I am at my wits end and have to use the crank handle to start the car sometimes, which is painful. Any suggestions would be most helpful. Thanks a bunch Chris Van Johannesburg South Africa (Vice Chairman Model A Club of South Africa)