[moore_rb]

Nope-

after the first time it went dead, I charged it (in the car) and it held that charge for over 4 days...

Then I went out and drove the car yesterday (made 3 or 4 stops), and this morning it was dead again..

The battery is old (January 2011) so it could just be getting tired... it has enough current to power the lights, clock, etc, just not enough to crank the starter...

I did notice when I was watching the voltage as the car idled yesterday that sometimes it would drop into the low 11 volt range before the regulator would switch the alternator on, and bring it back up to 13.5...

so, I've got two goofy things going on- and either one could be the gremlin.