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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 05:18 PM |
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battery probs
hi all,
i am still having a problem with my battery i have charged it overnight put it in the bus then 24 hours later when i go to try and start the bus
again there is absolutly no charge left, i am going to charge the battery again tonight and leave it out of the car and check it again in 24 hours to
check if its days are over.
if the battery turns out to be ok what should i look for and where should i start looking?
any advise will be appreciated
cheers darren |
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 07:11 PM |
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Do you have a multi meter??? a 10 amp one?? and know how to use one??
You would look for where the power is being drained.
Pull all the fuses and then in Amp mode go across each one.
One of them should be pulling the amps
IF they all read 0 amps then it is in a circuit that isnt fused.
well.... hope it makes sense
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68AutoBug
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 07:21 PM |
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If You don't have a Multimeter...
or anything else....
Take the bulb out of the speedo or else use a small bulb -
and take a battery lead off the battery....
Now place the bulb up against the battery lead clamp and touch the bottom of the bulb on the battery terminal...
This means if any power is being used, it has to go thru the bulb and the bulb will light up if any power is going thru it....
Just make sure the bottom of the bulb is touching the top of the battery terminal and NOT the cable itself...
Best bulb to use would be 12v 2.2w or 12v 4w or 5w....
this will show any small leakage of power....
If the bulb doesn't light up - get someone to turn the parking lamps on while You hold the bulb on the battery terminal...
the Light BULB Should LIGHT when the parking lamps or anything else is turned on....
Before doing this... Turn OFF the interior Lamp.....
cheers
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| posted on January 7th, 2005 at 03:09 PM |
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is there water in the battery? if not add some de-ionized water.
I have no sympathy for my car, only the wallet that pays for it!
Go hard or go home!!!!
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