Battery keeps draining, tell me where to start
11-19-2007, 06:08 PM
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Battery keeps draining, tell me where to start So my battery keeps draining over night. How do I go about finding where it is draining from? can someone walk me through what I need to do? I'm guessing I can test for current though where the fuses go and see if something is up but I rarely deal with electrical issues and am at a loss.
11-19-2007, 06:32 PM
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You need to disconnect the negative cable and put an amp meter in between the cable and the battery. If you read over .5 amps you have a problem (make sure the door is closed, key off etc.), if it's under it probably is the battery. You might hear something click as you connect the wire, that might lead you to the culprit. Then you need to rule out circuits by disconnecting wires or pulling fuses until the draw is under .5 amps.
11-24-2007, 01:18 AM
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Do u have a a sound system in your car or somethin?? We can all give u a bunch of suggestions but if it keeps up the best thing u can do is simply take it to an electrical shop n they'll tell u what it is! In my area it cost me $20 to get a pain in the *** problem with my headlights after askin around n tryin to fix it on my own for bout 2 weeks!
11-24-2007, 11:49 AM
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Do u have a a sound system in your car or somethin?? We can all give u a bunch of suggestions but if it keeps up the best thing u can do is simply take it to an electrical shop n they'll tell u what it is! In my area it cost me $20 to get a pain in the *** problem with my headlights after askin around n tryin to fix it on my own for bout 2 weeks!
11-24-2007, 01:36 PM
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My God where do u live that you've never heard of electrical shops for cars? Just open your phone book and look up auto electricians/shops. Same thing happened to me in my Tahoe and it ended up being that I had my indash screen/stereo hooked up directly to my battery instead of needing to put the key in the ignition. I just hooked it up so that it needed the key in the ignition to power up n problem solved.
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11-25-2007, 01:57 AM
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Do u have a a sound system in your car or somethin?? We can all give u a bunch of suggestions but if it keeps up the best thing u can do is simply take it to an electrical shop n they'll tell u what it is! In my area it cost me $20 to get a pain in the *** problem with my headlights after askin around n tryin to fix it on my own for bout 2 weeks!