Thread: Flickering lights all-around. Other posts suggest alternator or ignition switch.

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

get a volt meter, and test the battery car off, it should read 12.0 or higher, lower then 12.0 your battery is on its way out.

now start the engine, the volts at the battery should now read no lower then 13.0, up to 14.3 is normal

Thanks. Will do as soon as I can, and I'll report back here what I find. I will say the battery is only a few months old, but has died on me twice - we had a device that was draining it that has since been removed and haven't noticed any issues starting the car since then. Do you think having to jump it those few times might have damaged the battery permanently?