i hate my battery...

[quakefiend420]

i left the door on my car open for 10 minutes while i went inside and my battery is already dead...wtf

 

[KLin]

It hates you too.

 

[meltdown75]

must have been time for a new one.

 

[Heisenberg]

Damn...it must be seriously weak if the dome lights killed it in 10 minutes.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
must have been time for a new one.

yeah this one blows...i'm gonna go exchanfge it tomorrow

 

[newParadigm]

get a beastly battery something with insane amps er wattage or voltamps or wahtever car batteries are measured in thesee days.

 

[FoBoT]

i took a bad battery back to walmart this morning. it was measuring 3 V

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i took a bad battery back to walmart this morning. it was measuring 3 V

this one will charge to 12 volts...but probably only holds like 20 amps or something ridiculously low

 

[laurenlex]

Are the teminals dirty? Even I can clean them, and I am <insert funny phrase relaying the fact that I am not very mechinacaly inclined>

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: laurenlex
Are the teminals dirty? Even I can clean them, and I am <insert funny phrase relaying the fact that I am not very mechinacaly inclined>

nah terminals are fine...the battery has been drained several times, brake lights were staying on a lot...so thats why it now sucks

 

[SuperPickle]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: laurenlex
Are the teminals dirty? Even I can clean them, and I am <insert funny phrase relaying the fact that I am not very mechinacaly inclined>

nah terminals are fine...the battery has been drained several times, brake lights were staying on a lot...so thats why it now sucks

Yep. There's your problem. Draining a battery fully makes them grumpy. Bah - in the grand scheme of life, batteries are relatively cheap compared to how much they piss you off when they fail.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: SuperPickle

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: laurenlex
Are the teminals dirty? Even I can clean them, and I am <insert funny phrase relaying the fact that I am not very mechinacaly inclined>

nah terminals are fine...the battery has been drained several times, brake lights were staying on a lot...so thats why it now sucks

Yep. There's your problem. Draining a battery fully makes them grumpy. Bah - in the grand scheme of life, batteries are relatively cheap compared to how much they piss you off when they fail.

yeah...i've been putting off replacing this one...just been really careful about not draining it...i was on the phone and trying to carry a lot of stuff inside and i didnt think about leaving the door open...so 10 minutes later...dead batt

 

[Mo0o]

Time for new battery

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Time for new battery

yup...hell right now i need someone to come jump me off...i cant get anyone on the phone to come over here...damnit, i'm thirsty

 

[Stark]

thats what you get for buying one at walmart

the only time i ever had to buy a battery, I went to sears and got the best diehard that would fit in my car.