89 par car, no response after trying to recharge battery

[kickatinalong]

Hi, my old par car has been a bit sluggish to start lately so I thought I'd see if the battery would still take some charge from a plug in charger. I hooked it up for a couple of hours but when I tried to start, there was no response at all. It was working before. Is there a fuse that may have blown or have I damaged something more serious. (I'm no mechanic as you can gather) Thanks for any clues yu may have.

[tcanthonyii]

Have your battery load tested first. Start there.

[kickatinalong]

Thanks Tcanthony
. I don't have the gear to test the battery, but will take it to be tested if need be.
But I did connect jumper leads to a running vehicle and still there was no response.
I would have thought that would be enough to override a faulty battery. ??

[tcanthonyii]

Originally Posted by kickatinalong

Thanks Tcanthony
. I don't have the gear to test the battery, but will take it to be tested if need be.
But I did connect jumper leads to a running vehicle and still there was no response.
I would have thought that would be enough to override a faulty battery. ??

Not always. I bought a rider a few years ago and seller claimed it was locked up. I tried a jumper pack and it did indeed act locked up but I could spin it by hand. A fresh battery and it fired right up on old gas.

If it’s not the battery then you have key switch to check and the micro switch to test.

[kickatinalong]

Thanks, It's going again. I was about to connect a car battery and noticed the negative finger-turn connections near the terminal wasn't as tight as it should be. Thats all it was, so I feel a bit foolish. Thanks for your help Tcanthony.