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Luckily it turns out I'm a dumbass and left the lights on, haha.

I was flipping out...my car was making some weird noise (which turns out to be because the light switch was on, and the battery was drained). I couldn't start the car at all..the lights must have been on for at least 5 hours. My question is, could I have damaged anything (including the battery, which now works fine again after letting it charge up for a few min)? I'll be sure not to make that mistake again...I'm just really glad it's not something wrong with the car, and that it's my fault,


-Evan

 
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you will be alright. happens to many people. just remember to turn off lights next time hehe

 
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Doesnt the thing make an annoying whine if you dont turn them off? I know mine does...

 
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My car makes the "annoying Japanese sound" if I leave my lights on. I make sure to turn them off now because I can't stand hearing that.

 
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damn, when i saw the title i thought you hydrolocked or something.

 
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yeah lol. it's almost as bad as a static shock when I pull my key out and hear the noise. "*EEEEEEEEEEEEE* ah dammit!"

Also, if you drain your battery but it's not totally dead, recharge it by taking a nice long drive. Don't just let it run parked in place; it won't charge up when it's still.

 
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^^^ Yes it will

 
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the alt doesn't put out as much juice at idle thou. ^^^

 
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god how can u leave lights on on a vic... that annoying EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ahhhhhh it like kills my ears.. lol atleast it works orelse id leave my lites on all the time.. heh

 
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The amount of juice the alternator puts out is relative to the RPM the your engine is running at... so standing still and revving it would be just as effective as driving it around... though... revving a engine without a load on it isn't the best thing ever... so I'd say, just drive the hell out of it for like 10 mintues and you should be good...

 
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try this... leave yer lights on and pull out the key.. sit there for 5 minutes.. after a while, you wont hear it.. it'll be annoying til that time comes tho.. haha...

 
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WHAT???? WHY would you want to do that? I know it's a joke, but man that sound is soooo annoying, it's just NOT FUNNY!!!!

 
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That sound is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. I always make sure that my lights are off before shutting off the car.

 
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Yeah, its like niagra falls. The nearby residents just dont hear it after a while


But seriously, my car doesnt make this sound. I may be blessed, I may be cursed... I havent decided yet.

 
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My car is an ex makes that annoying *** sound all the time and almost forgot to turn off the lights quite a few times but that sound just makes my ear bleeds and saves my battery from draining... >8)

 
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the only damage you've done is to the battery, it's capacity will be lowered a slight bit but it will be ok...

 
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- no sorry

 
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I notice that my lights dim when I stop my car after driving for a while and go back to being bright when I step on the gas....so I am a supporter of the alternator not working as hard when in idle theory

 
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yea, that "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" sound is pretty fcukin loud, how could you miss it? lol . I can even hear it when I have my door closed and all my windows rolled up.