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| tomamafone |
 Sep 1 2006, 05:53 PM
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There's no "I" in Teener  Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 7-January 05 From: Hollywood, CA Member No.: 3,414  |
Alright guru's here you go! I have a '75 that i've just started to use as a daily driver. its maiden voyage was 30 mi into LA and back. the next morning the battery was dead. i got her bump started and ran her for about 15min and got the battery charged again. let her sit for 15 or so and the battery seemed very strong. let sit overnight again and its dead. broke out the multimeter and there is definately a draw on the battery while the ignition is off (over 500mA). I've checked both lights (passenger and engine compartments) and they are off.
What other (unswitched) components could be draining my power or "sticking" on? -Tommy |
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| So.Cal.914 |
Sep 1 2006, 11:09 PM
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"...And it has a front trunk too." Group: Members Posts: 6,588 Joined: 15-February 04 From: Low Desert, CA./ Hills of N.J. Member No.: 1,658 Region Association: None |
Do you have a stereo and amp? Both can have constants on them.
Maybe one of your wires are broken and the electricty is leaking out on the ground, next to the oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| tomamafone |
Sep 2 2006, 02:09 AM
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There's no "I" in Teener Group: Members Posts: 109 Joined: 7-January 05 From: Hollywood, CA Member No.: 3,414 |
QUOTE(So.Cal.914 @ Sep 1 2006, 10:09 PM)  Do you have a stereo and amp? Both can have constants on them. Maybe one of your wires are broken and the electricty is leaking out on the ground, next to the oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) so THATS it! i was wondering what those electrons were doing all over the place! in all seriousness... thanks for all the advice. there's some great info here. im going to get on it tomorrow and solve this thing! to answer some questions: yes i have a stereo, yes it has a constant but it isnt much at all. and i installed the stereo about a month before driving it to LA so if that had been the problem, i would've seen a dead battery before i even left. no amp and i do have multiple positives, i'll try em all (boy it would really suck if they were allll drawing just a little...) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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