Birty Dastards Jeep Club
Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Bishops Finger on November 09, 2011, 04:38:00 PM
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Got a new battery for the TJ in January but not used the TJ much... It needs charging/trickle charging every 3-4 days and if things are OK it will go over to trickle after 10-15 minutes. However on a few occaisions Ive forgot and the engine wont turn over and the courtesey lights are dim. Its also been used for winching
So should I
A Carry on as is mindfull the battery may be worn
B By a bespoke trickle charger charge the battery and keep the trickle on
C Buy a new battery and trickle charger
Thoughts please and rollering it black is not an option as it is already black..
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Use it more then it won't have time to go flat :greggmo:
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Buy a C-Tek battery charger conditioner trickle charger thingy........ similar to Optimate.about £47
Got one that I cycle between: The 1Ton .............not used much :jpshakehead: The GC also not used and the bike has a dongle attached incase I don't use it........ (unlikely :icon_biggrin:)
The GC battery had to be recharged regularly like every 8-10 days by a crap charger. now with the C-Tek its reading all lights up and starts the GC like a new battery. Worth the money but then a few £ more buys you a cheap battery.......... choices choices :icon_twisted:
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I installed an in-cab switch on the passenger side under the dash in the IOD curcuit so I don't have to remove the fuse when the Jeep gets laid up, give the battery a good charge and then use one of those solar panel battery chargers, I got mine from Maplins, only a tenner and hey...............no dead battery anymore and I only use my Jeep once or twice a month right now cause over here in the east we are still in drought......no rain = no mud.
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Hi Chaps first post
why is it that TJ batteries go flat over a short period of time
Is it the alarm "stuff" (tech term that)
I have to disconnect the battery each time
I do like the maplins' PV idea and will use that
Regards Tim
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I just changed mine for an Optima Yellow top, there designed for high cycle rates and ideal for heavy loads like winching.
I got mine off a guy who has some more going cheap. PM me and I'll send you his details
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With the normal drain through the IOD fuse it should take several weeks to flatten the battery in a TJ. Mines a daily driver but I've left it for up to three weeks at a time when going on holiday without a problem. If the battery is going completely flat in less than a month say, the battery either has more drain than the normal amount on it, or isn't too healthy.
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I hope I'm not jinxing myself, but my 10 year old Jeep still has the original battery, which seems to keep it's charge for several weeks.
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A whirlygig of thoughts...ta
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the battery goes flat on manda's tj just the same if it is stood for a while without a run. i am just gonna fit a kill switch to the battery when i got time.
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Ta..Gregg.its giving me some ideas..
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Mine's the same, probably a drain somewhere... stuff that takes a bit of patience to sort, worn battery from winching blah, blah.
C-Tek charger, maintenance thingy now connected all the time. Keeps me happy to know that it's not draining and ruining itself and that when I do come to use it or do some work on it the battery will be full and it will start.
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Ta to CB for his input...bought a trickle charge thingy and am costing up a Varta battery...had one on my old XJ..
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Ctek jobbie or optimate, kept my original bike battery going for 13 years, nuff said :icon_winkle:
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Drat went Halfords...waiting to close the deal for a battery post Hawkstone...
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A thanks from me as well chaps
Does the optima battery fit reasonably easy with out any adaption the dimensions look like it should fit
but you cant be to sure
I will PM (if i may) for the battery details - when i get back from the US
Ta Tim
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The Optima battery fits a treat, just make sure you get the one that has the Positive terminal on the left.
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Is that looking from the front or the rear of the TJ?
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Installed a new Varta in the TJ today... :icon_super: Blues
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too late then but the kent off road lot all swear allegiance to this:
http://www.tayna.co.uk/Numax-CXV-X-1000-Amp-P7632.html (http://www.tayna.co.uk/Numax-CXV-X-1000-Amp-P7632.html)
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That's what I've got in mine now. Does the job and was about 1/3 cost of the Odyssey I was going to buy. Is a bit taller and was a squeeze in the XJ though.
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Size is too big for a TJ...strangly Manbat who I got the Varta from also sell Numax..