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Dying battery or starter?

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  1. ferrari169

    ferrari169 Karting

    Jan 14, 2014
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    Can someone tell me if this startup sounds like a dying battery or a dying starter? It doesn't sound right to me.

     
  2. 350MH83

    350MH83 Formula 3

    Jul 11, 2014
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    Max
    Dying battery to me


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  3. j09333

    j09333 Formula 3

    May 7, 2004
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    More like drive me for a while and see how it goes than change battery asap.
    Tender is not enough for v12 for a long period of time. Eventualy one has to drive for an hour or so. For me, tender is only for holding and not loosing battery power.


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  4. Nospinzone

    Nospinzone F1 Veteran

    Jul 1, 2013
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    Definitely not the starter. Starters are either alive or dead, there's no inbetween.
     
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  5. ferrari169

    ferrari169 Karting

    Jan 14, 2014
    147
    Northeast USA
    Thanks for the replies
     
  6. Nospinzone

    Nospinzone F1 Veteran

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    Actually I correct myself. Sometimes there are starter issues in between robust and dead, such as missing teeth. However, this clearly isn't your problem.
     
  7. Caeruleus11

    Caeruleus11 F1 World Champ
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    I recommend changing the tender to the Ctek 7002. If your car has an AGM battery then use the snowflake mode ("*") - this will really maintain the battery. The included tender can barely keep up and is more prone to damage from brownouts and surges. The 7002 is much more powerful and resilient.
     
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  8. Nospinzone

    Nospinzone F1 Veteran

    Jul 1, 2013
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    BINGO! That's the one I use.

    The one that came with my 612 simply couldn't keep up. And I didn't set the alarm just so as not to add an additional drain.
     
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