2005 Ridgeback, No power no start

[Arnie1340]

I have a 2005 Ridgeback with 3,000 miles, when I put it away for the Winter, it was running perfect with no issues, a month ago we had people over the house and they wanted to hear this bad boy run! Fired up all good, and shut it down. somehow the key was left on, Today went to start it, Nothing except the left side turn signal was flashing when I hit the start button. Checked the battery, All good 350 CCA. unhooked the battery, waited about a minute and hooked the cables back up, Same thing no click nothing except the turn signal, rotated the ignition switch key 3 times hit the run button and noticed the EHC indicator lights were all lit red with one or two green ones. at this point I stopped messing with it, Is there a reset procedure I can do or does it sound like the EHC is fried,

 

[pknowles]

Have you load tested your battery. It's a good place to start.

 

[Arnie1340]

The first thing I did was perform a load test, 12.5 Volts at 350 CCA

 

[Arnie1340]

The first thing I did was perform a load test, 12.5 Volts at 350 CCA

With the key on, no lights at the speedo, but if I cycle the run switch and the off switch 4 green tach indicators will light up

 

[Mickmorris]

Lithium battery?

 

[Mikeinjersey]

I have a 2005 Ridgeback with 3,000 miles, when I put it away for the Winter, it was running perfect with no issues, a month ago we had people over the house and they wanted to hear this bad boy run! Fired up all good, and shut it down. somehow the key was left on, Today went to start it, Nothing except the left side turn signal was flashing when I hit the start button. Checked the battery, All good 350 CCA. unhooked the battery, waited about a minute and hooked the cables back up, Same thing no click nothing except the turn signal, rotated the ignition switch key 3 times hit the run button and noticed the EHC indicator lights were all lit red with one or two green ones. at this point I stopped messing with it, Is there a reset procedure I can do or does it sound like the EHC is fried,

It's more likely the battery is your problem than the EHC. The battery should be reading 12.8vdc. Double check your connections especially the ground . I'm not being a wise ass but is it possible you metered the battery and got 12.5vdc and assumed you had 350cca because that's what the battery is rated for?
I would charge it up overnight and give it another go. Your symptoms are classic low battery voltage. Good Luck

 

[Arnie1340]

It's more likely the battery is your problem than the EHC. The battery should be reading 12.8vdc. Double check your connections especially the ground . I'm not being a wise ass but is it possible you metered the battery and got 12.5vdc and assumed you had 350cca because that's what the battery is rated for?
I would charge it up overnight and give it another go. Your symptoms are classic low battery voltage. Good Luck

Actually not, we have a charging system diagnostic tester, the battery was had a surface charge of 12.5 volts we performed an actual load test on the battery, the battery was less then a year old and on a tender during the winter months

 

[Arnie1340]

Actually not, we have a charging system diagnostic tester, the battery was had a surface charge of 12.5 volts we performed an actual load test on the battery, the battery was less then a year old and on a tender during the winter months

 

[Arnie1340]

Lithium battery?

No Glass Mat

 

[Mickmorris]

No Glass Mat

Do you have another battery available to try to cycle the system with?

 

[awg]

If the key was left on all that time, wasn't the headlight and taillights on to?

 

[HMAN]

Actually not, we have a charging system diagnostic tester, the battery was had a surface charge of 12.5 volts we performed an actual load test on the battery, the battery was less then a year old and on a tender during the winter months

Sounds like the battery may be good. BUT we've seen brand new batteries that have a bad cell. Do as Mick suggested and try a different battery if available.