# Disconnected battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnected-battery/4457>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 11, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnected-battery/4457 "2007-09-11T16:37:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![grampy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@grampy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/grampy)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnected-battery/4457/1 "2007-09-11T16:37:38Z")

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I disconnected the battery on my 2000 Honda CR-V to clean the cables 3 days ago now the car doesn’t seem to run as it did.  
  
 I’m hoping its just the computer re-programming itself. Does this sound logical?

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**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/disconnected-battery/4457/2 "2007-09-11T16:50:46Z")

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Chances are you’re right. The computer just has to ‘wake up,’ if you will. After about 50 miles or so it should be fine.