Battery keeps discharging

[FirebirdHatesRice]

This has started just a few months ago...my battery will just keep losing its charge if I don't drive the car every day. Every time I take it back to college and don't drive it for a few days, or a week in some cases, the battery is already dead again.

For quite some time I thought it was related to the capacitor that I had hooked into my sound system recently to lessen the load on the electrical system, however when I pulled the fuse so it was no longer in line with the battery it still keeps going dead. What usually causes this? Is it possible I've got a bad battery...I just replaced it about 6 months ago...its an EverStart Gold.

I don't think its the charging system...when the car gets jumped it starts right away without even having to turn the other car on. Once the car starts the alternator runs at a constant 14.4v and my capacitor also registers 14.4v when I hook it up. Any help on this would be really appreciated...I'm thinking of getting the battery replaced, since I think its still under warrantee.

Thanks,
Brent

[merlinsrealm]

Check the Alt.....
Still could be the problem...
Also could have a dead cell in the battery so it never keeps a full charge.

Could also be something in the car that is slowly discharging the battery...

[ April 15, 2005, 04:20 PM: Message edited by: merlinsrealm ]

[Loochy88]

mine started doing that after i put in my fan switch. its dead every time i go home.

[LwnGy83]

Take it to the auto parts store and have them check the battery and the alternator... it's one of those two things.

[FirebirdHatesRice]

At first it was going totally dead, now it seems like it still has a charge, but the needle will be like right at the last "orange block" on the battery meter when I turn the key. Are they any other ways I might be able to see if it is by chance my alternator? Any other things that might be going wrong related to it I should look out for?