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30 minutes ago, Alan G H said:

That video sounds as if the battery is almost dead flat!

Get it charged right up & try again.

Thanks for the reply Alan, instead of me purchasing a charger, how much do you think it roughly cost for me to pay a garage to do this for me?

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    34 minutes ago, Alan G H said:

    That video sounds as if the battery is almost dead flat!

    Get it charged right up & try again.

    Also it’s a brand new battery, had it put in last week so will it still need charging up?

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    9 minutes ago, Nathhh9601 said:

    Thanks for the reply Alan, instead of me purchasing a charger, how much do you think it roughly cost for me to pay a garage to do this for me?

    No idea I'm afraid, but it will probably be cheaper to but your own charger.

    7 minutes ago, Nathhh9601 said:

    Also it’s a brand new battery, had it put in last week so will it still need charging up?

    Until you get it charged up, nobody can tell. Don't forget, a battery only stores electric, it doesn't produce it! It could be that your car isn't charging properly, or there is a current drain when everything should be off.

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    4 minutes ago, Alan G H said:

    No idea I'm afraid, but it will probably be cheaper to but your own charger.

    Until you get it charged up, nobody can tell. Don't forget, a battery only stores electric, it doesn't produce it! It could be that your car isn't charging properly, or there is a current drain when everything should be off.

    Okay thanks for the reply mate, will buy a new charger asap and see how it goes then. If the problem is still there then that means there is a drain, right? Or a possible problem with the alternator? The starter motor is fine because it does start up eventually?

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    FAULT FOUND: Dodgy/Loose Earth

    I took my Focus to the mechanics who fitted my battery, the hooked the battery up to a multi metre like suggested and figured out there was a dodgy earth, within seconds he re-adjusted and tightened the earth up and so far my car is running perfect🤞🏼 the multi metre shown it was steadily gaining power to the battery when the engine was on. So let’s hope this is the last problem I have for a while🤞🏼

    BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR ALL THE REPLIES!!

     

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