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Posted by MR.COUPE (Member # 8410) on :
 
well it seems like my batterys being drained,it will start with a good battery and it will charge but if I leave the terminals on with the car off like not even 30 minutes later it will be completely dead, is there a way I can tell if its being drained? I have a volt meter,
 
Posted by SmokinLX (Member # 1684) on :
 
Sound's like You have something grounding out. Do a search for more info [patriot] .
 
Posted by BCINGUU (Member # 2397) on :
 
That is a very hard problem to solve, you have to go on a hunting expedition. Your voltmeter won't be much help. You want to look for light bulbs that stay on or a stereo or alarm system that's drawing too much power. Pull your fuses one at a time to see if you can narrow it down that way. If you want, you can hook up your voltmeter in amps mode and connect it between the battery and the cable (in line), then pull fuses to see if the amps go down.
 
Posted by *Als50* (Member # 6003) on :
 
had the same prob. turned out the dimmer switch kept the rearlite on an i wasnt able to see it. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by MR.COUPE (Member # 8410) on :
 
thanks guys,problem solved, it accually ended up being my g3 alternator and how I had it set up. [Roll Eyes] I had the wire that's for the battery light hooked straight to the battery.and the alternator was draining the battery. my fault
 




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