troubleshooting

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Topic: troubleshooting

Posted By: johnnybravo04
Subject: troubleshooting
Date Posted: July 20, 2003 at 3:38 PM

Hello All,

I have a problem, when my car is turned off my battery drains it will start if it only sits for a couple hours but it is noticable that the battery is not fully charged. If the car sits over night however it needs to be jump started. I've already checked all the basics and have also disconnected the battery overnight to see if the battery just wasn't retaining a charge. It started fine the next morning;So the battery holds a charge. I thought I had the issue narrowed down to the stereo/cig lighter because when I removed the corresponding fuse then let the car sit overnight the car started fine the next morning but since then it has not started when removing the fuse and having the car sit overnight. So do you guys have any tips on how to figure out where current is being drewn from? Any help would be greatly appriciated.

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Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: July 20, 2003 at 4:11 PM

try charging the batt to fully charged...disconnect the alt from the battery...then reconnect the battery.then reconnect the alt. if it still does that..time for a alt..or that cig thing is staying on..but that still wouldnt drain the battery that much..

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Posted By: johnnybravo04
Date Posted: July 20, 2003 at 4:22 PM

Just as a side note after I drive the car and shut it off it starts up just fine and thats even when I have my stereo blaring which is at 2 ohm running 800 watt RMS amp with a HE2 12 inch sub. So it doesn't look like it is the altenator-it really just seems as if something is pulling a charge when the car is off.