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i left the trunk open by accident for about a week and the battery is totally dead...i tried using the portable jump start. when i connect the cable it has a clicking sound. when i tried it to start the car light flashes on the panel and does not crack at all.....is there a procedure to jump start the 2009 camry....
Take your battery to a local auto parts store have it tested check if there's still fluid if low top of with tap water then if it passes the test ask them to charge it for you they will usually do it no charge. After that reinstall it and your car should have power again
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I don't know what equipment you might have but a good battery charger right now would pay for itself. A 10 amp charger will start at about 12 amps on a dead battery and over a period of a couple hours will tail off to 2-6 amps. If it has covers over the cells, remove them before the charge begins. Trying to jump start a car with a flat battery like this is useless. Using jumpers off another car you could let it charge a minimum of an hour before attempting to start it, but it still needs to be charged properly. Don't leave it unattended. High amperage flows at dirty connections can cause resistance, heat, and fire.
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I've only had to do it once, but I just push my car down a hill.
That only works if you have a manual but i believe the op has a auto. Ive done it before when the batterie died on my friends truck ended up being a bad alternator.
The best thing to do is to take it to an auto electrician and get them to chuck it on their industrial battery charger for 24 hours. A lot of people simply jump start their dead batteries but this can potentially cause damage to your alternator as it's designed to retain charge, not to actually charge a flat battery. The alternator would still charge the battery if you did manage to jump start it with another vehicle etc, but it would take a lot of driving for the battery to even become halfway charged from flat. Getting the battery charged on an industrial charger should only set you back about $5 or less, and in most cases they can provide you with a replacement battery in the meantime.
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i left the trunk open by accident for about a week and the battery is totally dead...i tried using the portable jump start. when i connect the cable it has a clicking sound. when i tried it to start the car light flashes on the panel and does not crack at all.....is there a procedure to jump start the 2009 camry....
The trunk and the dome lights will both drain the battery, if the dome / map / reading lights are left in manual mode, too........ The auto turn off function won't work for either of these conditions......
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Just remember that if you have a battery with a 55 amp hour capacity and using a 10 amp charger, it will start around 12 amps/hour and trail off. The hourly rates might be something like 12-10-8-6-6-4-3-3-2-.5 trickle. You want the battery to show at least 12.5 volts with nothing attached to it except your volt meter.
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"A lot of people simply jump start their dead batteries but this can potentially cause damage to your alternator as it's designed to retain charge, not to actually charge a flat battery."
Well said. Doing this will probably not kill your alternator on the spot, but doing this will shorten it's life. Sometimes you have no other choice but to do this, but try to avoid it if you can.
If you can get enough amperage across a jumper cable to get the engine going, it just isn't going to do much to the alternator. The typical flat auto lead acid battery just can't take more than about 12-14 amps, and that is well within the capabilities of the alternator, but the greater issue is gassing. It will generate a LOT of hydrogen gas and if you have a spark with the right air mixture, well, you could be reinacting an episode of Myth Busters, all by yourself. Also, once you get the thing running, you will need to keep it going for a few hours before the battery is closer to a full charge.
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That only works if you have a manual but i believe the op has a auto. Ive done it before when the batterie died on my friends truck ended up being a bad alternator.
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