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No, not the brand of battery. The characteristic of the battery!
Last October I tried starting my Altima. Nothing at all. No click, and just a flickering from all the warning lights.
Checked battery voltage - 10.2 volts with voltmeter. Used my jump start battery pack and got the car started fine.
Had no prior problems with battery.
Drove to Advance Auto (which sold the battery). Tech guy saw a crack in the case, so replaced the battery at no charge. Same type battery - Autocraft Gold. Battery date: 10/16.
AA checked the charging system - showed me the results. All checked out fine.
Two months later, exact thing happened on the *new* battery. This time, voltage had dropped to 9.8 volts, measured at the battery itself.
Jump started, returned to AA, and of course the battery now read 12.8v. Charging system tested fine.
Today, after two months of no problems, same thing. Voltage at the battery reads 8.2.
Is this another flakey battery? Or a case of "parasitic drain"?
What say ye all?
Thanks.
Tom M.
Last October I tried starting my Altima. Nothing at all. No click, and just a flickering from all the warning lights.
Checked battery voltage - 10.2 volts with voltmeter. Used my jump start battery pack and got the car started fine.
Had no prior problems with battery.
Drove to Advance Auto (which sold the battery). Tech guy saw a crack in the case, so replaced the battery at no charge. Same type battery - Autocraft Gold. Battery date: 10/16.
AA checked the charging system - showed me the results. All checked out fine.
Two months later, exact thing happened on the *new* battery. This time, voltage had dropped to 9.8 volts, measured at the battery itself.
Jump started, returned to AA, and of course the battery now read 12.8v. Charging system tested fine.
Today, after two months of no problems, same thing. Voltage at the battery reads 8.2.
Is this another flakey battery? Or a case of "parasitic drain"?
What say ye all?
Thanks.
Tom M.