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P38A Spurious error messages
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JanaFrances
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You boys laid the stones, I only followed the path 
He is on charge overnight now, so fingers crossed, MOT expired yesterday! Need to fix this before he can get a new one
He is on charge overnight now, so fingers crossed, MOT expired yesterday! Need to fix this before he can get a new one
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Did you remove the battery or at least one of the battery leads before charging?
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That's a new one to me! Why the need to disconnect everyone you put the battery charger on?Did you remove one battery or at least one of the battery leads before charging?
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I would think if the alt was stuffed it might draw the charge that your trying to charge with, or if there was any other drain it may not charge.
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The output of some old battery chargers may damage modern electronics, always safer to disconnect the battery unless a smart charger is being used.
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Right, thanks boys, giving them both a wiggle and stuffing in the biggest and most powerful one I can find
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New to me too, so no I didn't.
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Just so the battery gets all the charge needed and nothing is lost into the cars live systems.
JanaFrances
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Well I used my newer charger; oddly enough, I borrowed my mother's Volvo on Saturday and its battery went completely flat, having not been used for a while, and it threw up an ABS fault! Have now charged that too!
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Did charging the battery on the P38 fix the issues?
Datatek
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Cold weather always finds failing batteries.
JanaFrances
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I thought it had, but didn't have time to check properly before the MOT; started him up this morning for the short trip to the garage, and hurrah, no SRS fault or lights! But they came on during the test, so the friendly garage cleared the messages and fault lights, and apparently carried out a 'temporary repair' to the wiring under the seat - I'll find out exactly what when I see them when I can pay them / they open after the holiday.
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Yes, chill and damp...but then, the last time I had to replace the battery in a P38, it was a Serbian winter - now that's proper cold
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Serbia will be better with a bit of global warmingYes, chill and damp...but then, the last time I had to replace the battery in a P38, it was a Serbian winter - now that's proper cold
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JanaFrances
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Ha! Yes, lovely, no more -30 winters, just add a few degrees to the +30 summers, eh!Siberia will be better with a bit of global warming
Glad I'm back here!
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Only -30? Got down to -50 when I was in CanadaHa! Yes, lovely, no more -30 winters, just add a few degrees to the +30 summers, eh!
Glad I'm back here!
Here in France I have seen as low as -17 in winter and this year we had +42 for a short spell in summer, so Serbia doesn't sound too bad.
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JanaFrances
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Siberia, Serbia...ah, what's a few thousand miles
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I should have gone to spec savers LOLSiberia, Serbia...ah, what's a few thousand miles
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Er, scary, what happens if the battery isn't disconnected for at least 10 minutes first??