anyones battery just gone instantly dead??

[jonnyjtop]

my j tops battery just seems to have gone instantly dead no reds no nothing, i get a buzzing sound coming from 2 solenoids the fuse box next to the battery..when i connect a jumpstarter it starts and the buzzing sound goes away. the alternator is charging the battery seems to be fine and only about 2 yeares old i checked the cells and none seem to be blown or smell funny ect......is there a common problem that could be causing a short out in the battery or causes something to draw power??...... i let it run today for a bit and it did not hold any charge whatsoever....maybe it just needs a new batterry..just that buzzing sound seems fishy to me???it is not a shorting out sound its an actual buzz..thz guys and galz

[PIGGY_PAJERO]

I have had this happen. We woke up one morning and went to the shops is our car, all was normal. 5 minutes later when we came out the car had absolutly no power. No fuses were blown, tha battery just died. We bought a new battery and its been right as rain ever since.

[jop]

Yep happened to me about 6 months ago, royal pain in the arse.
Old battery was only about a year old and was good quality, new one works sweet as though.

[jonnyjtop]

ok guys did an alternator test today all good i just got a new battery thats a heavy duty deep cycle one rather than the regular heavy duty one that i had and must have been on its way out...if it goes flat again something must be going wrong so only time will tell.......thanks guys.....

[REDNUT]

none of the plates in the battery were buckled?

[jonnyjtop]

was a little low on water i think i topped it up and put it on charge and ill see what happens with it if it holds charge ill keep it as a spare for something but the new battery is much better anyway......all the auxillarys seem to have stronger power eg lights ect....the other one was not even a 4x4 battery.......

[REDNUT]

if it holds charge u might want to consider using it as part of a dual battery system?

[jonnyjtop]

already thought of that......is there a kit i can just buy to install it myself???or i can just keep it as a spare iv got 4 other cars one is bound to need a new battery soon...