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battery advice

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By phil worrall - 8 Jun 2010

the alarm on my 2002 110 keeps going off i suspect due to the batteries ive tried to recondition them using a speacial charger on advice but dosnt seam to make a difference for long but then i dont drive it every day does anyone know the best place to get a well priced pair of batteries and whats a good make to go for i live in west mids so need somewhere localish thanks
By aikhead - 8 Jun 2010

Hi

I have fitted a pair of odyssey batteries in my 110 which I got from Paddocks. I've found them to be good at everything from normal running about to heavy duty winching good all round battery although not too cheap.

Edward.

http://www.paddockspares.com/scp/OFF_ROAD/Odyssey_Batteries.html

By adesg4 - 10 Jun 2010

Are you sure it is the batteries. I never drove my TD5 every day for 2 years. It would get a run 1 a week if lucky.

Are all the windows fully up as mine would go off even when smallest amount open.

By marco g4 - 10 Jun 2010

I only drive my 110 once a month if its lucky and it is always ok.
By phil worrall - 11 Jun 2010

reading the gauge for the twin batteries the power drops into the red after a week though starts perfectly when i use her on the weekend for all our kids
By adesg4 - 12 Jun 2010

Would suggest something is causing a reasonably quick drain on the battery, or as you suggest battery is on its way out but this should not set off the alarm unless the battery is totally flat.

The alarm system ought to have a battery back up, though I seem to remember this was an option at one time but being CSW's could have been standard.

My battery monitor still shows in the yellow after a week of rest.

I didn't start my 110 from christmas to February this winter due to my broken ankle and it started first time. It was parked outside in the snow all the time alongside my Honda Civic which was completely dead.