8:00 am, cold morning I started my Hilux as normal, drove twenty miles to a meeting but left my headlights lights on at 8:25 am. doh.
11:00 am coffee - realized and found lights very dim. There was power but not enough to turn the engine.
Called the RAC. They arrived , collected my keys from Reception, set to work. My meeting ended, I went to the Hilux to be met by the RAC Engineer who said "All sorted, we have replaced the battery, nothing to pay".
I spent the next week telling people what a wonderful RAC scheme I was on. Then the bill arrived - £183 for a battery routinely sold for £100.
I naively thought our (expensive) business scheme had cover for some parts.
But was my old battery really actually un-serviceable?
It had started okay that morning and for two years since we bought the vehicle. No sign of a problem. I had simply expected a jump start.
Is there a battery expert out there who can interpret these RAC results bearing in mind it was a flat battery when they attended.
Thanks
Adrian
Battery Test Results
Battery Test
Battery Manufacturer: OTHER
Rating of battery tested: 770CCA
Chemistry of battery tested: FLOODED
Rated Ah of battery tested: 90
Smart charge: No
Battery Test Results
Time: 23/11/2017 11:58
Temperature: 9.4°C
Measured voltage: 11.01Volts
Measured rating: 0CCA
Reserve capacity: Poor Reserve
State of health: 40%
State of charge: 0%
Test Result: Replace battery
System Test
Jump pack used:Yes
Starter Avg voltage: 9.15Volts
Starter Avg current: 26.8Amps
Starter result decision: Charge Battery
Alternator voltage (unloaded): 0Volts
Alternator voltage (loaded): 13.41Volts
Alternator current (unloaded): 0Amps
Alternator current (loaded): 22.6Amps
Diode decision: Normal
Alternator test decision: Normal
First drain test voltage: 11.01Volts
First drain test current: 0.1Amps
Second drain test voltage: 12.45Volts
Second drain test current: 0.1Amps
11:00 am coffee - realized and found lights very dim. There was power but not enough to turn the engine.
Called the RAC. They arrived , collected my keys from Reception, set to work. My meeting ended, I went to the Hilux to be met by the RAC Engineer who said "All sorted, we have replaced the battery, nothing to pay".
I spent the next week telling people what a wonderful RAC scheme I was on. Then the bill arrived - £183 for a battery routinely sold for £100.
I naively thought our (expensive) business scheme had cover for some parts.
But was my old battery really actually un-serviceable?
It had started okay that morning and for two years since we bought the vehicle. No sign of a problem. I had simply expected a jump start.
Is there a battery expert out there who can interpret these RAC results bearing in mind it was a flat battery when they attended.
Thanks
Adrian
Battery Test Results
Battery Test
Battery Manufacturer: OTHER
Rating of battery tested: 770CCA
Chemistry of battery tested: FLOODED
Rated Ah of battery tested: 90
Smart charge: No
Battery Test Results
Time: 23/11/2017 11:58
Temperature: 9.4°C
Measured voltage: 11.01Volts
Measured rating: 0CCA
Reserve capacity: Poor Reserve
State of health: 40%
State of charge: 0%
Test Result: Replace battery
System Test
Jump pack used:Yes
Starter Avg voltage: 9.15Volts
Starter Avg current: 26.8Amps
Starter result decision: Charge Battery
Alternator voltage (unloaded): 0Volts
Alternator voltage (loaded): 13.41Volts
Alternator current (unloaded): 0Amps
Alternator current (loaded): 22.6Amps
Diode decision: Normal
Alternator test decision: Normal
First drain test voltage: 11.01Volts
First drain test current: 0.1Amps
Second drain test voltage: 12.45Volts
Second drain test current: 0.1Amps
Mar 21, 2018 at 2:44 PM
