battery drain! !
battery drain! ! Hey there. For the last month my battery in my 99 Trans am keeps going dead. I can drive it all day and am able to restart it within an hour or so but if it sits any longer it is completely dead. I set my multimeter to 10a and ran it inline with the disconnected positive cable and the positive on the battery and get a reading of 0.00 to 0.09... does this mean I don't have a drain on the battery?
how old is the battery?
I replaced the one in mine because if it sat overnight the next time I cranked it the gauges would do that "sweep" action and the trip odometer would reset, and they tested the battery at Advance and said its output was like half what it's supposed to be.
if it's dieing that quickly it's probably the battery, I can't think of a drain that would kill it that quick.
I replaced the one in mine because if it sat overnight the next time I cranked it the gauges would do that "sweep" action and the trip odometer would reset, and they tested the battery at Advance and said its output was like half what it's supposed to be.
if it's dieing that quickly it's probably the battery, I can't think of a drain that would kill it that quick.
Well. The battery is about 3 months new and advanced said it tested good. I am thinking alternator now. My battery reads 12.40 while running but the alternator reads the same. Shouldn't. The alternator be reading higher? .
yeah thats low, a healthy charging system should be between 13.8-14.4 volts, but even with a "big three" new battery and new alt I seem to max out at 13.4 according to the torque app and obd2 bluetooth dongles reading.
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Is your voltage still low with the new alternator? If so did you remember to connect the 4-pin plug that has only 1 small wire coming out of it up to the new alternator?
I just can't see a current draw that LOW (less then .1 amp) draining the battery that quickly.
Think about it, .1 amp is like 1/50th (or quite a bit less depending on the headlight) the power draw of 1 headlight and I once left my headlights on (in another car) for 2-3 hours and could still crank it when I got back to the car from where I was.
I just can't see a current draw that LOW (less then .1 amp) draining the battery that quickly.
Think about it, .1 amp is like 1/50th (or quite a bit less depending on the headlight) the power draw of 1 headlight and I once left my headlights on (in another car) for 2-3 hours and could still crank it when I got back to the car from where I was.
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Verdad Gallardo Yes I plugged that little connector back in. BUT you. Got me thinking now. The first time I ever replaced my alternator I accidently pulled that wire out of the plug andhad to crimp a new one in place. .. possibly it has come loose and isn't making a good connection. Now
Yes I plugged that little connector back in. BUT you. Got me thinking now. The first time I ever replaced my alternator I accidently pulled that wire out of the plug andhad to crimp a new one in place. .. possibly it has come loose and isn't making a good connection. Now
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