Well just swapped my battery out and put an new one in and the car works at last :D

 

Here are a couple of new and old pics

 

 

Hope I haven't done anything bad to it :wack:

So would the puny looking thing on the right have damaged anything if it's as feeble as it looks? :confused:

So would the puny looking thing on the right have damaged anything if it's as feeble as it looks? :confused:

 

Not at all mate ;)

 

I'd say your Z is more likely to have shagged that tiny battery to an early death :rofl:

 

Richard :dance:

Not at all mate ;)

 

I'd say your Z is more likely to have shagged that tiny battery to an early death :rofl:

 

Richard :dance:

Well it's done that :rofl: According to my DMM it was droppiing to 6v when I tried turning her over :wack: That's why I was asking mainly, I don't know much about Zeds other than they cost a lot but I know undervolting things (mostly) isn't good :(

That 075 the old one is too week, the zed will cook it.

 

Is your new one an 056???

 

The norm is 069 for uk and 068 for imports.

Will the car cook a too small battery because its drawing too much through it and it can't cope or something ? Only ask because a mate was asking me earlier the same question and I didn't know the answer. Dave

1. the car will drain a higher pecentage of the battery's power starting.

 

2. the alternator will put a charge in at a higher rate than the battery can cope with thus making it fizz more than it normally would, and reduce the battery's life.