Battery not Charging - Dead Alternator? - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

wutanec · 11-16-2018

On the 35 mile commute to work (once every two weeks in the ZR1!), on the 10 mile mark, I noticed the volt meter is dropping gradually and eventually I had to pull off to the side and shut off the car because the battery was going flat and the lights and gauge cluster were flickering.

I had it towed to Corvette Mike here in Placentia, CA. They charged the battery and started her up again and viola! the car is running fine and battery is charging again? Carl at Corvette Mike had the car run for a while and it kept charging on without a problem. We could not figure out what is going on...

Would it be the alternator just acting up? Old Battery? (2014)
I am glad the car is running fine but then again, I am worried this might happen again and want to prevent this if I can. Should I just replace the alternator and the battery? or could this be some kind of other electrical gremlin?

Only thing I did different recently to the car is that I have installed a Haibeck chip about a two weeks ago. could this be related?

11-16-2018	#1
wutanec Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Placentia, CA Posts: 31	Battery not Charging - Dead Alternator? On the 35 mile commute to work (once every two weeks in the ZR1!), on the 10 mile mark, I noticed the volt meter is dropping gradually and eventually I had to pull off to the side and shut off the car because the battery was going flat and the lights and gauge cluster were flickering. I had it towed to Corvette Mike here in Placentia, CA. They charged the battery and started her up again and viola! the car is running fine and battery is charging again? Carl at Corvette Mike had the car run for a while and it kept charging on without a problem. We could not figure out what is going on... Would it be the alternator just acting up? Old Battery? (2014) I am glad the car is running fine but then again, I am worried this might happen again and want to prevent this if I can. Should I just replace the alternator and the battery? or could this be some kind of other electrical gremlin? Only thing I did different recently to the car is that I have installed a Haibeck chip about a two weeks ago. could this be related? Last edited by wutanec; 11-16-2018 at 02:57 AM.