[Miata] Battery dead then live again??

[Larry Alster]

You need to charge the battery at less than 2 amps for about 48 hours and it
should be back.  Jumping and driving the car for ½ hour or an hour isn’t
really getting it fully charged and it will be dead soon.  Letting it sit
for a day or 2 may have allowed it to build up enough charge to start the
car but without a complete recharge it will just die on you again.

 

 

 

Larry
 
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From: miata-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:miata-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf
Of Butch Garcia
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:43 PM
To: miata at realbig.com
Subject: [Miata] Battery dead then live again??

 

Hello,

I left my miata parked for two days.  Well my battery died (no lights, no
radio, battery terminals tight-- it is an autozone battery which seems to
have been made by WestCo), and so I jump started it according to the
procedures outlined in Miata.net.  I drove around for about 1/2 hr and then
killed the engine when I got some gas. It wouldn't turn over.  I was pushed
started and all was fine.  Drove the car and let it idle for about 1/2 hour
more.  Came home turned off the engine, and tried to start it; it wouldn't
turn.  So I ordered a WestCo battery.  The battery arrived a day after and I
didn't get to try to install the battery 'till a day later or two days after
I parked the car.  I tried to start it once more with the old battery and it
started, and has been working well since.  Has this happened to anyone else?
Do you have an explanation for this?  Should I be looking for something
else?

Butch
91 Miata

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