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Originally Posted by Geof3
Yep, pretty much every battery I've owned has died a full death right away. My Jeep's battery died not too long ago. Fine one minute, completely shot the next. When the batt died in my Box, it wasn't quite so sudden, but close. Then the new battery I put in lasted about a day. Dead. Wound up I had a bad voltage regulator on my alt, but the second battery was DOA... swapped the VR, new batt... good to go.
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Right, so if I go get a battery, it may be a day or so before I confirm that the alternator and VR are still good, right? I have read some here and on RennTech where the alternator and battery tests can be erroneous even when tested under load. I like life's little mysteries.. but only to a point.