PC925 replacement

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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    My 2009, Odyssey PC925 failed with symptoms suggesting a dead or dying cell:
    • 11.3V - immediately drops to 11.3V when car is turned off and turned back on
    • 10.3V - next morning voltage, highest
    • 9.8V - lowest, cold weather voltage that started car
    • unplanned jump starts in the past six months and one at home
    • during removal, discovered B+ bolt was becoming loose
    So I had bought a PC925 for my wife's car. When I brought the old one in, I found they had reversed the position of the B+ and B- terminals to my advantage. Before the terminals were close to the frame of the NHW11 but now they are on the 'space' side of the battery compartment. But as I was connecting the ground, I saw 'sparks'. I measured 1.1A current draw which seems high for just the trunk light. I'm beginning to think LED interior lights.

    After the replacement using Graham miniscanner metrics:
    • 11.7V - without the parking brake set that defeats daylight running lights
    • 12.7V - with parking brake set after having run for 2-3 minutes
    I've put the old PC925 on a smart, battery charger and will check it after a day on charge. This is just to confirm the bad-cell diagnosis.

    Bob Wilson