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Old 09-06-2008, 05:35 PM
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There's a 'easy' test that anybody can do to 'check' your battery condition.

It's so simple esp if you have your car garaged. When you go to start it, hesitate a second before engaging the starter to observe the IC lamps. That's your reference level.

Now start the car . . don't take your eyes off the IC; if the lamps dim . . .you've got a battery problem . . . and that will cause phantom problems. You should see almost no decrease in lamp brightness if the battey is "ok".

As I wrote in MENU#33, I recently observed my IC lamps dim badly and sure enough, the battery was 'weak. Details in the article.
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