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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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The thing ran fine yesterday no problems starting. Today put the key in it and nothing not even a click. Put the volt meter on the battery and it was reading .02 volts. Pull started it to get it to run so I could get it to an outlet so I can charge it. Put the charger on it and have it set for 2 amps and it's drawing alot more than that. I will see if it starts later but I think it might be the battery. Thoughts?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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a bad battery could be an issue althogh over night seems unlikely for it to go bad. what is the voltage when it's running and reved up?
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Just got back to it and found that the driving lights were left on (thanks son) The battery is now fully charged and the charging rate is between 13.6-14.5 volts so I think we are good to go. Thanks for the reply.
 
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Old Jun 25, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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glad it wasn't too bad of a fix lol.
 
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