Honda Car Forum

On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:58:59 +0000, Tony Hwang wrote:

>>>Age aside, a battery can have a internal electrode short, one cell dead,
>>>broken connection inside, etc. Most weakness amongst auto mechanics is a
>>>lack of good knowledge in electronics/electricity. Old grease monkeys
>>>just don't cut it nowadays. Still you can't blame alternator outright.

>> <sigh> I guess you haven't read his original post, where he said the
>> dealer had already replaced the battery....
>>
>> Do you still think it's the battery?
>>
>> As I've been saying all along, it's the alternator. Thanks for playing.

> You are not reading my post well either. I covered most of everything.

I am reading your posts just fine. You are lacking in comprehension.

> Usually battery is the first thing they replace without good reason.
> When I investigated swapped out batteries, almost 80% was in good shape.

OK, this may be true. However................................. since
they have *already* replaced the battery, and the problem is still there,
it's *NOT* the battery causing the problem!!!!!!! Why can't you
understand this???

> My brother(chemistry major) once worked in Exide battery plant. We
> talked a lot about batteries. I live in very cold climate. Keeping a car
> in good running order is a matter of life and dead in winter time.

Whatever. Completely irrelevant to the discussion.



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"Nada Chance" <nada@nadachance.com> wrote in message
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> The dealer is towing it in for the 3rd time today. If we go 2 or 3 days
> without driving the vehicle, the battery is low enough that it will not
> crank the engine. The first two times they found no problem and just
> charged the battery. The last time the dealer had it he checked for
> discharge and he replaced the battery.
>
> We have turned all the interior lights and everything off so it is not an
> open door. This is getting a little old.

Just an update. It seems they have found a phantom load that is discharging
the battery but they have yet to figure out exactly what it is. Since all
items are Honda installed and supplied they can't blame it on anything else.
The new battery (3 weeks old) is fine and they report the alternator is fine
as well.
>

"Bruce" <bruce@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Nada Chance" <nada@nadachance.com> wrote in message
> news:INF2j.77616$Um6.24835@newssvr12.news.prodigy. net...
>> The dealer is towing it in for the 3rd time today. If we go 2 or 3 days
>> without driving the vehicle, the battery is low enough that it will not
>> crank the engine. The first two times they found no problem and just
>> charged the battery. The last time the dealer had it he checked for
>> discharge and he replaced the battery.
>>
>> We have turned all the interior lights and everything off so it is not an
>> open door. This is getting a little old.
>
> Just an update. It seems they have found a phantom load that is
> discharging the battery but they have yet to figure out exactly what it
> is. Since all items are Honda installed and supplied they can't blame it
> on anything else. The new battery (3 weeks old) is fine and they report
> the alternator is fine as well.


Ask them if they checked for stuck relays.