Hi all,
Not a regularly user of the EK9 forum, but recently picked up Stokes' 1998 Racebase.
Its been garaged for the past month, only started a few times. Had to jump start the car 2 weeks ago, was a bit of a challenge due to the tight connections on the Odyssey Race battery and trying to get enough juice to bypass the immobiliser and fire the car up. Eventually go there.
Have just tried to do the same again today but no joy. Connected positives / negatives, charge coming from a Peugeot 207, tried having the peugeot's revs say between 2.5 and 3.5k RPM also.
Took everything off and left the cars for 5 mins, tried a second attempt, connected the cables up, but as soon as the negative was attached to the EK9 body, the indicators lit up and the alarm (aftermarket - Hornet) started to make a few chrips.
We continued by starting the 207, and I (maybe in error) went straight to the Civic to try starting it also. I heard a click when putting the key on the ignition. Think it was the starter motor? Didnt feel like the immobiliser had stopped the car starting.
That attempt seems to have drained that last bit of charge and I felt to be back at square one again. Its odd however, as every time I connect the jump leads up, there is no life in the Civic at all. I get extremely faint lights on the dash. Thats about it..
People are telling me the battery is no good, but I dont believe this to be the case. I "think" the battery needs a good charge. Problem is I dont really know how to do this, especially for a small race battery.
Mine is an Odyssey PC680 (12v and 16Ah). I found the following charger but feel its very pricy...
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/numax-3-stage-battery-charger-10amp-chg
Missus suggested getting a new battery, but again I dont feel its worth "chucking" this one away.
Is there anything I could be overlooking? I feel the alarm is having a part to play in this jump start issue, reason being it made no noises upon initial charge. But once the jumper cables were taken off and refitted a few minutes later, I dont understand why the alarm suddenly came alive, something to do with resetting the immobiliser?
Appreciate any advice you guys may have, and sorry for the long detailed post.
Not a regularly user of the EK9 forum, but recently picked up Stokes' 1998 Racebase.
Its been garaged for the past month, only started a few times. Had to jump start the car 2 weeks ago, was a bit of a challenge due to the tight connections on the Odyssey Race battery and trying to get enough juice to bypass the immobiliser and fire the car up. Eventually go there.
Have just tried to do the same again today but no joy. Connected positives / negatives, charge coming from a Peugeot 207, tried having the peugeot's revs say between 2.5 and 3.5k RPM also.
Took everything off and left the cars for 5 mins, tried a second attempt, connected the cables up, but as soon as the negative was attached to the EK9 body, the indicators lit up and the alarm (aftermarket - Hornet) started to make a few chrips.
We continued by starting the 207, and I (maybe in error) went straight to the Civic to try starting it also. I heard a click when putting the key on the ignition. Think it was the starter motor? Didnt feel like the immobiliser had stopped the car starting.
That attempt seems to have drained that last bit of charge and I felt to be back at square one again. Its odd however, as every time I connect the jump leads up, there is no life in the Civic at all. I get extremely faint lights on the dash. Thats about it..
People are telling me the battery is no good, but I dont believe this to be the case. I "think" the battery needs a good charge. Problem is I dont really know how to do this, especially for a small race battery.
Mine is an Odyssey PC680 (12v and 16Ah). I found the following charger but feel its very pricy...
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p/numax-3-stage-battery-charger-10amp-chg
Missus suggested getting a new battery, but again I dont feel its worth "chucking" this one away.
Is there anything I could be overlooking? I feel the alarm is having a part to play in this jump start issue, reason being it made no noises upon initial charge. But once the jumper cables were taken off and refitted a few minutes later, I dont understand why the alarm suddenly came alive, something to do with resetting the immobiliser?
Appreciate any advice you guys may have, and sorry for the long detailed post.