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joanne123 - 09 Aug 2005 20:38 GMT

please help battery going flat after a few days.with car running on meter
at battery 13.80volts not running 12.54volts all conections look ok at
batt.any help
thanks jo

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MacKenzieMouse - 10 Aug 2005 00:02 GMT

> please help battery going flat after a few days.with car running on meter
> at battery 13.80volts not running 12.54volts all conections look ok at
> batt.any help
> thanks jo

Is this a new battery?

You can get help at http://forum.miata.net/vb/
also at http://www.miata.net/

These are excellent sites for Miatas.

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joanne123 - 10 Aug 2005 00:06 GMT

yes the battery is brand new

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joanne123 - 10 Aug 2005 00:05 GMT

sorry just a girl the car is a mx5 import 1.6 on a h reg

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Eric Baber - 10 Aug 2005 16:50 GMT

> sorry just a girl the car is a mx5 import 1.6 on a h reg

Which, for non-UKians, means it's an 1989 or 1990 model.

Eric

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joanne123 - 12 Aug 2005 00:50 GMT

thanks that really helps

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Zog The Undeniable - 23 Aug 2005 21:02 GMT

> please help battery going flat after a few days.with car running on meter
> at battery 13.80volts not running 12.54volts all conections look ok at
> batt.any help
> thanks jo

Normal voltage from an alternator is about 14.4V, so yours is a little
low but should be enough to charge the battery. Check for silly things
like lights staying on (is there a boot light?).

Have you also tried posting to uk.rec.cars.maintenance, which is a more
active group?

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