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Posted by BobH (more from BobH) on Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:31:40
In Reply to: Re: what do you mean, a 'short'?, berkeleybull, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:15:53
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I'd guess that while you were doing this and noticed the spark that you had the door open, maybe? Interior lights will draw enough to do this.
TO check for excessive draw--
Set your multi-meter to measure amps. Pull the neg terminal off the battery. connect the multimeter between the neg cable and the battery. (With the key off). As I recall, 30-50 milliamps is about normal with the key off.
Alternativily, you could disconnect the neg cable from the battery, and connect a 12V test light between the cable and the (-) termninal (as above, only using a test light instead of a multi-meter)--if the lamp lights, then you've got excessive current draw.
This is known as 'parasitic' current draw--if it is excessive, the battery will could flat (over a coupla days--depending on the size of the draw)if you're not using the car.
Posts in this Thread:
- Electrical short tracing question, berkeleybull, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:32:00
- Update on electrical short tracing, berkeleybull, Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:55:43
- Re: Electrical short tracing question, Tom G
, Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:37:59 - Re: Electrical short tracing question, saabnroark
, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:33:22 - what do you mean, a 'short'?, BobH, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:37:21
- Re: what do you mean, a 'short'?, berkeleybull, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:15:53
- Another 'what do you mean ?' question for you.., BobH, Sat, 14 Jan 2006 06:45:20
- Ok-, BobH, Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:31:40 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Ok-, berkeleybull, Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:38:33
- Re: Ok-, BobH, Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:27:26
- Do you have a multi-meter? n/m, Tom G
, Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:03:47
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