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<blockquote data-quote="Nightjar" data-source="post: 478266" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p>RR, Am interested to know why your dual battery system only lasted 15 months. You mention short trips but surely that wouldn't have killed them.</p><p>Recall doing something very "not smart!"</p><p>Arrived at airport at first light to catch a plane to Bali, arrived back in darkness 10 days later and couldn't work out why my remote wouldn't open doors. Like Jaros opened doors with key but when I tried ignition it was completely dead. It then dawned on me, had left lights on when leaving. :argh: </p><p>When leaning under bonnet to activate isolation switch/solonoid for auxiliary battery two security guards asked very gruffly what I was doing? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p>All good jumped back in, turned the key and we were on our way.</p><p>40 minute drive home, where I checked the main battery and found it was still flat.</p><p>Took it out to the shed and tried the "jumpstart" method (mentioned in another post) eureka!!! Up and charging and still surviving in my ute.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nightjar, post: 478266, member: 1414"] RR, Am interested to know why your dual battery system only lasted 15 months. You mention short trips but surely that wouldn't have killed them. Recall doing something very "not smart!" Arrived at airport at first light to catch a plane to Bali, arrived back in darkness 10 days later and couldn't work out why my remote wouldn't open doors. Like Jaros opened doors with key but when I tried ignition it was completely dead. It then dawned on me, had left lights on when leaving. :argh: When leaning under bonnet to activate isolation switch/solonoid for auxiliary battery two security guards asked very gruffly what I was doing? :( All good jumped back in, turned the key and we were on our way. 40 minute drive home, where I checked the main battery and found it was still flat. Took it out to the shed and tried the "jumpstart" method (mentioned in another post) eureka!!! Up and charging and still surviving in my ute. [/QUOTE]
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