JamesG Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 The battery in my nissan is dead after I didn't drive it for a few days. I borrowed a battery charger and brought the battery indoors to give it a decent charge. Problem is as soon as I turn on the battery charger (it's an el-cheapo one) it blows the fuse within a couple of seconds. Should I buy a decent battery charger, or might that do the same thing? The battery doesn't look all that old. James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 If that's the one I sold it with it's about 2 years old. Didn't I leave the receipt in the files? I think it might still be under warrenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesG Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 Cheers Dave. I thought it looked pretty new. I didn't drive the car for a week and have been doing short journeys which is why it was flat. Bought a decent charger (30A fuse versus 5A fuse of the old one) and it's charging fine in the kitchen now James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerotop Dave Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 Ah, okay, cool. I think the problem is that alarm - it's a good one but it's quite an old design and I always suspected it ate the battery power. It would go flat on the old battery after 1.5 weeks of sitting idle so with the extra drain of the short journeys your week-and-then-flat sounds about normal, hehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 dont want to scare you too much mate, but charging the battery indoors is not a good idea as it releases flammable gases while charging:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesG Posted November 20, 2004 Author Share Posted November 20, 2004 Didn't think it produced that much. Nothing compared to a good curry anyway It's finished charging and there's no new craters in Cambridge so looks like I got away with it. James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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