October 14, 2010
- I have a battery light on in 91 honda accord been through 3 alternators in a week?
teggyboy411 asked: I have a 91 accord, alternator died, for sure cause it shut off and died on the way home, about a week ago. I went to autozone got a new one put it in, it worked for the week fine no light and to my suprise a week later, my battery light is [...]
October 9, 2010
- Why wont may airsoft gun battery charge charge?
Jonathan C asked: I have a DBOY Full Metal M4. I just got it in yesterday and i put the battery to charge right away. It charged for a about 6 hours so i took it out tested it and nothing just a little click. Then i decided to keep it over night so i [...]
October 6, 2010
- im not sure if my digital multi tester’s battery test function is working?
paolo b asked: i just bought a digital multi tester w/ battery test function for 1.5v and 9v batteries. everytime i try a working battery ( i know it is working coz im using it) it just indicates three zeros “000″ what does that mean? is my tester working? if a tester is working what’s [...]
September 10, 2010
- what do i need to check for my 1996 hayundai accent gt to crank?
Daniel L asked: ok i heard the altenator was bad…so i put another battery in it…and jumped it off…the car turned over but wouldnt crank…had a half tank of gas…but the car hasen’t been cranked in like 3 years..is there somthing i can do to make it crank? what to take out and clean..change or [...]
August 23, 2010
- 91 Chevy s-10 ground short, 12.6 volts across negative battery post to battery cable, CABLE NOT CONNECTED?
I might be right asked: (91 chevy S-10 4.3 4×4 ) Click on my name and see my previous question for further information, and yes the first thing I checked was all the gounds/ battery cables. The guages on the dash go haywire, coolant temp goes from hot to cold, oil pressure goes through the [...]
August 21, 2010
- Battery light comes on – after I replaced battery and alternator?
greatnotary asked: My battery was not charging so I had the alternator replaced 6 months ago with a ‘rebuilt’ one. It was fine for 3-4 months. Then the battery light came on again, tester showed 10.5 V and the starter was very low. I got a new battery. The shop wanted to sell me a [...]
July 31, 2010
- How can you test a RYOBI battery charger to tell if it is good?
bunhole asked: I have a 14.4 volt ryobi cordless drill. I tried charging the battery but the charge light wont come on now on the charger it never did this before. could it be the battery is so dead it wont let it charge? or might it be the battery charger? I **** to buy [...]
July 17, 2010
- 1968 ford f100 battery problem?
Brent asked: If I drive my truck and do not run the lights, my battery does not drop. If I drive the truck with the lights on and then turn the truck off, it usually will not turn the motor over to start. If I jump it off and then don’t run the lights, It [...]
- i have a 1990 nissan pick up D21 4 cylinder, it would turn over but not start, whats wrong?
abrahm asked: I ruled out fuel problems and used a spark tester, found a very weak spark and checked the distributor cap and rotary head(they were corroded) so i changed them. now the spark tester wil flash once or twice then stop(it wont flash again until you shut the battery of and start it up [...]
July 15, 2010
- Where is my voltage regulator?
daniel h asked: I have a 1988 3/4 ton dodge van it has a 5.2L V8. I just had my alternator rebuilt. I have a fairly new optima battery, and my battery/alternator tester says that it is good. but I’m not receving the power from the alternator. If someone could let me know where my [...]
June 30, 2010
- a way to test a not installed car a/c compressor?
daffy_gurl 1983 asked: wanting to buy a used a/c compressor off a “friend of a friend’s neigbour” (b/c i am on a fixed budget and the baby can’t stand teh heat)but i wanna make sure the thing works before i pay him $$ is there a way to hook it up to something(battery or tester [...]
June 25, 2010
- My car won’t start even with a new battery?
Selina asked: 92 Buick Park Avenue My lights would come on in the middle of the night and drain my battery, so I replaced the daytime running light module. Car started fine for a week then the battery kept dying over night. I have a battery charger so I could still get around, then my [...]
June 21, 2010
- Car stalled and coasted to stop. With in 3 minutes the NEW battery died. Head lights dimmed and went out?
Kinloch K asked: Could not restart car. Wait 5 hours, car started and ran for about 10 minutes and again stalled and stopped and again and lights went out. Same thing happened again 10 hours later. Why stalled and stopped? Why new battery drained in 10 minutes. New battery self recharged in 6-10 hours. One [...]
June 16, 2010
- Problems with my Kodak Easyshare Z712?
Forrest L asked: I have a Kodak Easyshare Z712 camera and its not working. I can turn it on favorites but when I switch the mode to anything else the lens does not go out. I have regular lithium batteries in there and my battery tester says there all right.
May 9, 2010
- What is the prepositional phrase?
Wallace asked: The battery tester’s tiny red lights suddenly started to flicker.
April 12, 2010
- Can you charge a deep cycle battery when its already 2/3 charged?
alpinestar asked: I put the tester on it and it says 2/3 but I also heard your suppose to run a battery dead before charging so what should I do and is there anything wrong with charging a battery on carpet and can anything dangerous happening cause ive been reading stuff that it can explose [...]
March 31, 2010
- airsoft battery question?
alex b asked: i have an m60 and the “tester” battery is **** so what battery should i use? i was thinking of getting the high power small type matrix 1500 battery from evike but i want someone who has battery know how opinion http://www.airsoftpost.com/matrix-high-output-1500mah-nimh-small-type-battery-p-29056.html is what i was thinking
March 25, 2010
- 91 mercury topaz alternator or battery?
kortni asked: Thanks for looking… my car is currently parked permantently as it has a history of dying on me lately. First it died and a connection was corroded at the battery and wire was going bad so we replaced wire and cleaned battery. All was well. Then car died a month later and we [...]
February 21, 2010
- how to refurbish a 12volt car battery_old_dead_not much life?
Uncle bob asked: some people say they can refurbish an 12volt car battery an bring it back to life and even have a better capacity battery then before some people say you cant its not worth it and some people you say you can an some people do it as for living an make huge [...]
January 15, 2010
- o6 jetta tdi is draining the battery with everything shut off. what would still be causing it to drain?
mattie mea asked: Even when i pull every fuse out of the car and void the key, it still makes the light tester come on.