I dont get it?????
Why does my battery keep dying???? I dont leave anything on yet this is the third one in a little over a month...which is QUITE annoying! What can cause this???
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There must be a elctrical drainage (Spelling?), remove the negatvce cable from the battery post, and use a 12V tester light in series between the - battery post and the ground cable. The 12V tester light should be off, if its on, then something is wrong............
If that's the case, let the fun begins :( What was the last thing done to the car? (including, gauges, radios, engine mounts, etc) |
The last thing was probably the gauges, but that was a couple months ago.
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I guess the charge light really is trying to tell you something.
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Get your digital multi-meter out and check for current draw.
A stock FC draws under 70mA. If you are drawing more than that you probably have a mis-wired circuit somewhere. Also remember, that conventional (read non-marine or deep cycle batteries) life is cut in half everytime they are drained under 10 volts. So if you have smoked the battery down a couple of times it may not be taking much of a charge anymore, and more than likely has lost quite a bit of storage capacity. |
Originally posted by KNONFS and use a 12V tester light in series between the - battery post and the ground cable. The 12V tester light should be off, if its on, then something is wrong Using a testlight is sort of like using only the idiot light to see if you are out of gas. While a digital multi-meter can be comparied to a gas gauge. |
One thing I've seen is alternators fail and they drain the battery down when the car is off - I had that problem for a while. If I let the car sit for a day or two, the battery would be dead.
Also, make sure your alternator in general is working well, and your battery terminals are up to snuff. Dale |
Ive heard of swapping to an FD alternator...is that benficial in a case like this?
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