Re: [alfa] Elizabeth's battery

[Benjamin Kaupp <bkaupp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't find drained batteries to be a problem, I can drain my 
batteries whenever I want. But seriously, folks... When you combine an 
electrical system that is questionable at best with lighting that is 
not loser friendly and then plug it into a 55 amp alternator, you're 
going to have problems.

No, a perfect spider in perfect condition with perfect will not drain a 
perfect battery. But as any Italian car owner knows, perfection is 
second to "character" and it is doubtful that ANYBODY has a completely 
faultless spider. This of course does not include those who invest in 
Q-Tips and drive only on grass. I guess what I'm trying to say is that 
it's not one single thing, such as lights or shorts or long pants, but 
rather so many little things that all work together to create a 
hazardous working environment for even the toughest battery.

Of course, there are always solar trickle chargers, but those get 
stolen from convertibles

Good luck
Ben Kaupp, Santa Cruz
'78 Spider (battery designed for off-grid homes stolen from my store, 
while Optima recovers from my stupidity)

On Aug 25, 2004, at 10:52 AM, Tessie McMillan wrote:


> Brian, I pose this to you and for general discussion. Given your
> statement, then why are drained batteries such a consistent and common
> problem specifically for Bosch FI Spiders?
>
> I don't see this particular discussion on the Quattro digest, I never
> encountered it on the 911 digest, and we don't see it discussed for any
> other Alfas....
>
> It can't all be due to the knee-activated light switches...
>
> > There is no reason why a Spider should be inclined to drain batteries 
> > more
> > than any other car.
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