Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 14:12:06 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's Saab C900 Site <c900nospam.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: Electrical Mystery
"Ludwig" <ludwignospamrdeluxe.com> writes: >Clearly there's a short somewhere, maybe caused by the wet weather, but >what could be shorting that isn't protected by a fuse? I know a >burnt-out charge light will interrupt the charging circuit, but that >wouldn't account for the radio symptoms. The headlight issue seems >probably unrelated. There's no visible water leak into the engine >compartment, except maybe into the ventilation system's fresh-air >intake door (but the air conditioning was off -- actually, it's been >drained and I've pulled the compressor out altogether, so...) >Any ideas? The garage AAA towed it to is just some random place with >no particular Saab experience, so maybe they (and I) would benefit from >informed suggestions. Along with checking for shorts, make sure the battery charging circuit is working. There is a charging lamp in the instrument cluster and if that's blown, you won't get any battery charging. If it's the wrong rating you will get some charging but not optimal, or the regulator might not kick in if it doesn't see enough of a voltage differential. Craig. -- Craig's Saab C900 Page at | Craig's Classic Saab Workshop - Sydney .au http://nospam/~c900 | http://www.classicsaab.net and other URL's Email: c900nospam.apana.org.au | For Saab 99/C900/9000 Enthusiasts World-Wide! Alternate: saabonautnospaml.com | Web-forums, galleries, library, links, etc.
