[Pikapolonica]

I had about........................close to 40 channels preset.  Started the car yesterday................................I'm down to like about 10.

What the eff???????????  No, battery wasn't disconnected.

[The Gonz]

Hmm...

Battery may be OK but there may have been a long enough disconnection in the path feeding the radio supply.
Did the clock lose a few seconds?

[Pikapolonica]

Did the clock lose a few seconds?

Yes it did.  It's done that previously but never lost my presets.

Had it serviced about a month ago.

[Pikapolonica]

Did it again today………….how do I stop this from happening?

[Pikapolonica]

So it looks like the battery is dead.  Went to start it this morning and it just ticks.  Waiting for RACV.

I had it serviced maybe three weeks ago?  Surely they would have checked the battery???

[Surferdude]

So it looks like the battery is dead.  Went to start it this morning and it just ticks.  Waiting for RACV.

I had it serviced maybe three weeks ago?  Surely they would have checked the battery???

You'd think so.

But batteries have a nasty habit of failing unexpectedly. They can be fine and for no apparent reason one of the plates can buckle.

[Pikapolonica]

Like RACV said, car is 5 years old…battery possibly 6.

Just an expense I wasn’t expecting today.

[Surferdude]

Yeah. They're not cheap these days.
But make sure you get one with enough power to drive everything.

[Pikapolonica]

He did look up what I need for my model etc.

It was $325 

[The Gonz]

Mine just went after a long drive back from Melbourne, 2016 installation. That's reasonable.
It's a 680 CCA in my model.