dead battery? left key on

[dvdevo]

I was trying to fix my powerwindows..seeing which wire on that harness thing was loose. for about 3 hours, and for 1 hour i had the radio on, but lights off. And i tried starting up my car then nothing happened. All i heard was some highpitched noise coming from the left(if you're sittin in the car) side of the car. Then when i leave the key in turned where you can turn on powerwindows n such, it would make some buzzing.. But one last time i tried it and my rearwindshield wiper turned on and the cleaer sprayed too. :confused: did i mess up the electric fuses n stuff? ahh so much stress, i have to goto a junkyard and find the harness for the wires that connect to the auto window box thing. but thats another story.

Real question i need to know right away is that do i need a new batery? the one thats in there has a lot of corosion. It might be old. Thanks.

[Toahk]

Well first of all get a jump and drive around a bit and let the battery charge if possible, then go from there.

[Muzzy]

force charge..should work but down the road u shoud get a new battery
force charge meaning to apply voltage to it like jumping it..direct

u can also do it with the charger depending on the charger

but it should be ok i took my battery to a shop and they charged it and said it was dead...i hooked it up in my car anyway and it was fine.

how badly coroded is it??? if its not too bad jus scrup some baking soda on it and clean it off with some water and scrub more when it bubbles from the water

[dvdevo]

yeah i think i should go buy a new battery, which battery should i by btw..like size, and brand. and how much am i seeing to spend? i'm not gonna just jump the battery because if i do then its a risk when i'm going to go across the bridge to the junkyard place in oakland..about 30 miles from me. You guys sure its the battery? i mean i'm sure becuase i used it too much, but does it supose to have a high pitch sound? All the lights on the dash are turned on too. like the red lights that has the seatbelt, battery, ebrake, warning light.

[dvdevo]

lets hope you're right.. btw james, are you from OT?

[dvdevo]

hehe yep i just had to jump the car. =] Sorry i just got my car a week ago and didnt really know much. Oh well, happy news..i got this amp assembly at the junkyard and now my powerwindows work.. woo hoo :D