is a Z positive earth or negative earth? thanks.

is a Z positive earth or negative earth? thanks.

 

Negative Earth like most modern cars/commercials.

 

Cheers John

cheers buddy :duffer:

been having trouble charging the battery up. the Z broke down a couple of weeks ago and through lack of use the battery drained. both chargers ive used have failed to charge the battery up, even over a 36-hour period. upon closer inspection (one is from Halfrauds and the other is from Graham Goode Motorsport) they can only charge a battery if there is at least a small charge in there. sadly i binned my old charger as the fuse was breaking up. is it still possible to get portable chargers that can charge from flat??

to be honest with you bud, i would get a new battery. you will find once run flat it will never hold a decent charge again.

 

cheers Mark

to be honest with you bud, i would get a new battery. you will find once run flat it will never hold a decent charge again.

 

cheers Mark

 

Agreed, the amount of time you can waste messing with knackered batteries, its best to just get a new un' and save your time and effort :)

Sometimes when really flat and you get this problem, just put i booster on the battery for a few seconds while the charger is still connected, that gets the current flowing ;)

And make sure its off the floor on some wood etc to isolate it as the battery can ground itself out otherwise and it won't hold. Slow charge it for a day or two and then jump it in the car and leave it running it'll charge itself - saved a few batteries that way.

 

Have you got an amp or other stereo bits that are draining the battery as my shortie has been parked up for a month or so and started first time on friday.

 

HTH

If a negative earth and positive earth car crash into each other does everyone get electrocuted?

 

:rofl:

If a negative earth and positive earth car crash into each other does everyone get electrocuted?

 

:rofl:

 

 

ed. have another drink :duffer: :slap: :tongue: :rofl:

ok thanks for the comments guys.

 

Have you got an amp or other stereo bits that are draining the battery as my shortie has been parked up for a month or so and started first time on friday. HTH

 

all ive got is a Cat 1 alarm that could be draining the battery while the ignition's off. loads of electrics in the car but surely they're completely shut off arent they?

but surely they're completely shut off arent they?

 

 

 

it is possible that a relay is stuck on. this normally causes a 1 amp drain.

ok thanks for the comments guys.

 

 

 

all ive got is a Cat 1 alarm that could be draining the battery while the ignition's off. loads of electrics in the car but surely they're completely shut off arent they?

 

The alarm would be good for over a month on its own from past experience.

 

If theres alot of equipment connected there still a drain even if not in use, not to the same degree but it's akin to leaving your stereo on standby, would accumulative aswell if there's a number of items - most will have a continious feed and drain because of the resistance of the equipment it passes through. The alternator tops up the battery everytime the engines running so you wouldn't notice through normal use.

 

 

HTH