[Roadsters] Mitty Bad News

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Hi Matt....

Had the same thing happen to may car a few years back but unfortunately we didn't catch it in time so the battery got boiled and a few other parts got toasted too.?Small?aircraft have ON/OFF swithch's to the alternator for just such an occasion and I am seriously considering the same for my car.?(Of course you can't exactly pull over and deal with the problem when you're in the air?)

Definitely a bummer that it happened but from a "glass is half full" perspective it was a?good thing you were paying attention so it didn't get worse.

Jon Frampton
Huntington Beach



-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew A. Smith <matthews517 at earthlink.net>
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, 3 May 2008 5:15 am
Subject: [Roadsters] Mitty Bad News



Hi All,

Bad news from North Georgia/East Tennessee. I was on my way VERY early this
morning. I had meant to leave yesterday but had electrical problems with the
car. I worked on it all day yesterday. Thought I had it all figured out by
11:00 last night. Leaving around 5:00 this morning; I had just crossed from
TN to GA. My Volt Meter decided to peg to the right. With the car charging
at 18 volts, I decided to come home. I disconnected the alternator and drove
home on battery. I barely made it since it was dark and I had the lights on.
When I pulled in to my parking space, my battery was at about 9 volts. And
it's raining. Who needs a drink?

I'm very disappointed since I've been planning this trip for 2 years. 

 

One VERY sad boy in Chattanooga,

Matt
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