Trying to consider my battery / intake options

**sssstew** · 04-01-2013, 01:03 PM

Hmm interesting then that it might be able to last, mine is this one :-

ETX16

The EXT16, what do others have?

**VWindahouse** · 04-01-2013, 01:21 PM

I have the smaller ETX14 and all good

**sssstew** · 07-01-2013, 04:28 PM

Hmmm ok, maybe its just cause mine is dead (after only being a year old). I watched its voltage drop over 2 days in my car park from 12.2v to start down to 11.9 from just being parked up, so next step is to drop the negative lead off and watch to see if drops still....

**sssstew** · 14-01-2013, 01:14 PM

Took off the neg lead last week and the battery held stable, no drop in voltage, so its gotta be a power drain somewhere, anyone know how to find it?

**vwthunder** · 14-01-2013, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by sssstew

Took off the neg lead last week and the battery held stable, no drop in voltage, so its gotta be a power drain somewhere, anyone know how to find it?

I was using a Connects2 Canbus module on my Pioneer deck. Drained the battery a few times untill i decided to get rid of it

**sssstew** · 15-01-2013, 01:10 PM

hmm yeah im thinking of unplugging the head unit and see how it goes, its the only electrical mod i can see.

**clicht** · 17-01-2013, 02:19 PM

And this is my update afer taking this up wth Batteries drect who I bought the battery from:

My 2 month old battery would not hold charge for greater than 24 hours.
I went to an auto electrician here, who said the battery is faulty (have documentation). However batteries direct wanted additional information regarding CCA ??? I took it to a few more places, including the general REPCO's, and all stated that their equipment showed it faulty, but could not provide all the information batteries direct wanted.
I once again spoke to Batteries direct, and said I needed a battery for my car. They stated that the best bet was to buy a new battery, and send the old one in. They would then refund the money post their tests.
I did so, but after speaking to them now, they have stated that the battery is not faulty ???
So an auto electrician and a few generic battery places say it is, and they say it’s not (interesting).
I have now spent an additional $180-00 on a second battery, and I am told that they cannot or are not prepared to do anything about it.
Oh BTW: my new battery holds charge, but they said that must mean I have an intermittent fault ???

Just a bit of feedback.......

**noone** · 17-01-2013, 02:45 PM

Headaches...

Not trying to push the pain further, but my original battery from the '06 is still going...

Time to speak to a manager there, if you are not getting the answers you want, if a new one works where the old one did not, and they asked you to send the old one back, then you have done the right thing.

Don't be scared to start talking about the ACCC if you feel you've done the right thing, alternately you could get your bank involved if you paid via credit card.

**rgvlee** · 17-01-2013, 03:01 PM

With a qualified auto sparky documenting that it was faultly I would pursue it. I am assuming that Vic has some sort of consumer protection government agency, that would be my first port of call.

Sounds like they are just trying to stiff you.