NA6 Battery

Captain Scarlet · Postby **Captain Scarlet** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:08 pm

My battery has condensation on it..is that normal? I haven't dríven it anywhere today, but it has moisture on the casing.

CS

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:19 pm

Not normal.

You may have a moisture problem in the boot due to a seal leak or roof drain blockage. Alternatively, you may have acid leaking from the battery. Is it an AGM vented battery connected to the original battery vent lines or is it a standard lead acid battery :?:

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aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:59 pm

Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

Captain Scarlet · Postby **Captain Scarlet** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:35 am

aka_juffa wrote:Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

Supercar, Fireball XL5, UFO....

Captain Scarlet · Postby **Captain Scarlet** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:39 am

JBT wrote:Not normal.

You may have a moisture problem in the boot due to a seal leak or roof drain blockage. Alternatively, you may have acid leaking from the battery. Is it an AGM vented battery connected to the original battery vent lines or is it a standard lead acid battery Photo

I will take a pic I think it is a standard sealed lead acid type, I found a rubber tube not connected to anything as well.

thank you, I'll also check roof drains. The car has hardtop on all of the time as it's my daily and for the moment I have nowhere to store the extra roof..

CS

aka_juffa · Postby **aka_juffa** » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:54 pm

Captain Scarlet wrote:
aka_juffa wrote:Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

Supercar, Fireball XL5, UFO....

I have heard of Supercar, but don't remember seeing it....I see your UFO and raise Space 1999 :mrgreen:

As for the battery. If it is your normal acid battery you are best to replace it. There is a thread here on the other batterys that will fix a MX-5 and have the proper vents. Just did a quick search, the aftermarket alternative is a Supercharge MF43 Calcium battery at around $100.

J.

J.

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Tue May 01, 2012 2:48 pm

JBT wrote:You may have a moisture problem in the boot due to a seal leak or roof drain blockage.

If it's a seal, it tends to be the seals around the rear lights, although boot lid seal may also be a possibility.

Aussie Stig · Postby **Aussie Stig** » Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:33 am

aka_juffa wrote:
Captain Scarlet wrote:
aka_juffa wrote:Wat JBT said...

There is an alternate though.....could it be The Mesterons trying to sabotage your MX-5. Very nasty those Mysterons. Good thing we have The Thunderbirds, Joe90 and others on hand to help.

J.

ps, can you tell I grew up in the era of "Supermarionation", with a steady diet of Britsh TV on the NZBC.

Supercar, Fireball XL5, UFO....

I have heard of Supercar, but don't remember seeing it....I see your UFO and raise Space 1999

As for the battery. If it is your normal acid battery you are best to replace it. There is a thread here on the other batterys that will fix a MX-5 and have the proper vents. Just did a quick search, the aftermarket alternative is a Supercharge MF43 Calcium battery at around $100.

J.

J.