Hans,
In the states, you'll pay about $60 apiece, depending on amperage, brand,
etc. I don't know what that translates to in the Netherlands.
Monte
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Duinhoven" <h.duinhoven@planet.nl>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 2:18 PM
Subject: Glow in the dark - solved - batteries shot - price?
> All who did reply to this thanks a lot.
> Yesterday I finally got enough time and great weather to do the
> troubleshooting.
> Paul was right - the failure was in the "white" circuit.
> However the feeding part (brown interlink feeding the keyswitch) was
failing
> as well.
> So I found the bullet connector interlink to the keyswitch not tight
enough,
> so I replaced it.
>
> Then I started measuring and when more users were switched on the voltage
> dropped more and more (loosing some 1.2 volts when all current users are
> switched on like wipers, heater fan, blinkers.
> So I replaced the black interlink for the 4 bullet connectors near the
> ignition key switch as well.
> This all made the glow in the dark fully go away.
>
> About the alternator:
> some of you may remember I had this overhauled by a specialist in
sprintime,
> as the alternator had a continuous leak current of 16 mA.
> After recharging my batteries with an external charger I went to my MG
parts
> shop.
> As it was weekend the prtevious owner helped me - he knows me for 15 years
> now and he was very helpful.
> So he handed me over a little digital test equipment, with which I tested
my
> batteries.
> Both are full shot, due to the fact these have been fully drained by the
> alternator leak in last winter for a long period.
>
> So I need new batteries - what's the going price for a good set of
> batteries?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
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