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[AuldNick]

Ok here's the prob....

All windows are slowing down though truck starts and runs OK BUT the battery gauge is reading higher than normal! Methinks dead cell/s in one battery or both and intend to remove said batteries and drop test.

Any input would be nice if anybody else has suffered lazy window syndrome?

[it's Jim]

First thing, i know nothing about the windows apart from you press a little button. For all i know could need a blob of greese. Your batterys i would say go to any of your local motor factors i.e. Motorworld, Halfords etc and they have proper battery testers that can tell you if there ok or need topping up or dead.

[The Lovely Boyo]

Ok here's the prob....

All windows are slowing down though truck starts and runs OK BUT the battery gauge is reading higher than normal! Methinks dead cell/s in one battery or both and intend to remove said batteries and drop test.

Any input would be nice if anybody else has suffered lazy window syndrome?

A couple of years ago one of my batteries died, and it then spent a couple of days taking the other one with it.

When this was happening, all manner of things were going wonky - some really wierd starts in the morning and other gremlins.

The auto sparks found one battery completely dead, the other 'barely alive' (ha ha) so I replaced both - ouch. End of all problems.

EDIT - Forgot to say - sparks tried to explain to me (doh) what happens - one cell dies, the others step up their output, causing more strain, hence faster failure etc etc

[Apache]

You're not likely to see a higher than normal voltage if a cell is dead. A dead cell is likely to collapse under load, thus reading lower than nominal.

[The Lovely Boyo]

You're not likely to see a higher than normal voltage if a cell is dead. A dead cell is likely to collapse under load, thus reading lower than nominal.

That's what my doh comment meant - mechanical - OK - Electrical no way!

[Apache]

That's what my doh comment meant - mechanical - OK - Electrical no way!

Hehe, I wish there were more electrical problems. I'd like to feel as useful as the mechanical gurus on here

[The Lovely Boyo]

Hehe, I wish there were more electrical problems. I'd like to feel as useful as the mechanical gurus on here

Yes, but Apache - you are the owner of the greatest reply on the history of this forum.

You remember the one - discussion about bobox or something - everyone asking how it works - someone says to you 'YOU don't know how your radio works, it just does' - and you come back with ' I do actually, I design top secret electronics for the MOD'.

I LAUGHED MY ARS* OFF.

[AuldNick]

Got proper testing meters but these Surf batteries are tied together with electric string so mega work involved IE 2 x 10mm nuts!!!!..

Cell's bend with use? Cell's short circuit = mega drain on lecki system 'till cell's kill more friends Fred West style................Erm...Ein stien says,,battery goosed!


Enuf !'s, all I wanted to hear was it's OK the fairies will sort it tomoz.

[Apache]

Cell's short circuit = mega drain on lecki system 'till cell's kill more friends Fred West style.

Pretty concise way to put it!