It could be a duff battery of course.
Peter
battery charger
Moderator: RichardW
Re: battery charger
Happened to me. Wouldn't hold it's charge for more then 48 hours. Boot light is a good bet. Mine sticks on. That's another job!!!
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Xantia LX 2.0HDI Taxed and MOT'd at last!
Xantia 1.8 16V SX On loan to brother-in-law
Sportrack off road toy
Series One Land Rover
Thundercat race boat
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Re: battery charger
As a guide, the standing current on a Xantia with the ignition off is around 50mA.Gibbo2286 wrote:If the battery keeps going down within a few days power is leaking away somewhere, boot light stuck on, dodgy aftermarket alarm maybe or some of the Citroën electronics faulty or of course the alternator diodes popped.
I've used a good old-fashioned AVOMeter in the negative lead to check this in the past. Connect the meter in on the 10A range, allow the alarm to properly settle, switch off and observe. Pull selected fuses to see where the current is going if it's vastly in excess of 50mA..
Don't ever try to start the car with a meter in place...
Jim
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