Left the interior light on in my car and battery is flat. I know someone
with a diesel van is it worth getting jump started with that or is it best
to get a new battery? How long should I connect it to the van for?

"neutron" <neutron(not real)@a.b.c.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Left the interior light on in my car and battery is flat. I know someone
> with a diesel van is it worth getting jump started with that or is it best
> to get a new battery? How long should I connect it to the van for?
>
>


connect it to the van for a couple of minutes.
then with the van running start your vehicle.
then once started take off the jump leads and tack your vehicle for a half
hour run.
should do the trick.

"aussie bongo"  wrote in message
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>
> "neutron" <neutron(not real)@a.b.c.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:dd594o$b9h$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
> > Left the interior light on in my car and battery is flat. I know someone
> > with a diesel van is it worth getting jump started with that or is it
best
> > to get a new battery? How long should I connect it to the van for?
> >
> >
>
> connect it to the van for a couple of minutes.
> then with the van running start your vehicle.
> then once started take off the jump leads and tack your vehicle for a half
> hour run.
> should do the trick.
>


Great - thanks for the help!

"neutron" <neutron(not real)@a.b.c.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Left the interior light on in my car and battery is flat. I know someone
> with a diesel van is it worth getting jump started with that or is it best
> to get a new battery? How long should I connect it to the van for?
>

I did that when I fitted a towbar and forgot the boot interior trim operated
the boot light switch. It pretty much killed the battery.
Admittedly I flattened it twice because the first time I thought it was
because I left the door open overnight. It would just about start the car if
it was used daily but leave it two days and no chance.
Just something to think about if you will be relying on the car for work in
the morning.

The best way to recharge a flat battery is with an external battery
charger.  After the battery has been charged, it should be tested for
latent problems so that you do not get stuck somewhere not being able
to restart your engine.

Fo mor information of charging, please see Section 9 in the Car and
Deep Cycle Battery FAQ on www.batteryfaq.org.

Kindest regards,

BiLL......


On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:25:12 +0000 (UTC), "neutron" <neutron(not
real)@a.b.c.co.uk> wrote:


>Left the interior light on in my car and battery is flat. I know someone
>with a diesel van is it worth getting jump started with that or is it best
>to get a new battery? How long should I connect it to the van for?
>