battery

please help battery going flat after a few days.with car running on meter
at battery 13.80volts not running 12.54volts all conections look ok at
batt.any help
thanks jo

joanne123 wrote:
> please help battery going flat after a few days.with car running on meter
> at battery 13.80volts not running 12.54volts all conections look ok at
> batt.any help
> thanks jo
>
Is this a new battery?

You can get help at http://forum.miata.net/vb/
also at http://www.miata.net/

These are excellent sites for Miatas.

sorry just a girl the car is a mx5 import 1.6 on a h reg

yes the battery is brand new

> sorry just a girl the car is a mx5 import 1.6 on a h reg

Which, for non-UKians, means it's an 1989 or 1990 model.

Eric

thanks that really helps

joanne123 wrote:

> please help battery going flat after a few days.with car running on meter
> at battery 13.80volts not running 12.54volts all conections look ok at
> batt.any help
> thanks jo
>
Normal voltage from an alternator is about 14.4V, so yours is a little
low but should be enough to charge the battery. Check for silly things
like lights staying on (is there a boot light?).

Have you also tried posting to uk.rec.cars.maintenance, which is a more
active group?