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Old 06-09-2023, 09:59 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by alex87f View Post
Battery's 3 years old. It's a namebrand 60Ah one so it should do OK.

Alternator is showing 14+ volts under charge so that seems OK. But whenever I leave the car to sit for over 2-3 weeks, it won't crank. I can hear the starter click, but that's it.

Either I'm not reading the right draw values, or my battery doesn't have the advertised capacity anymore, 60Ah should last me two months with a 40ma draw.
Car needs significant amperage to crank. Any modern car will do the same if you leave it for 2 weeks. You need to disconnect the battery or use a trickle charger. Unless there was a typo, the problem you are describing isn't actually a "problem"


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