Thats exactly right...recommend a multi-meter that detects amps. Andy wild wild westy 82 ----- Original Message ----- From: <KENWILFY@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 10:18 AM Subject: Re: Finding a slow battery drain
> Some mechanics that my brother took his '92 Passat to last week to find a > battery drain had a pretty simple way to track it down. > Put a multimeter on the battery that shows the drain. > Start pulling fuses in the fuse panel until the drain stops. Look up in the > manual what the fuse controls and you will have it pretty narrowed down. > > For him it was his automatic seat belt system that seemed to work fine, but > there was a switch that the mechanism was supposed to hit when it moved to > the end of it's travel. Apparently this switch was worn out and even though > you couldn't hear it or anything the electric motor that moves the seat belt > mechanism was running all the time. > They moved the seat belt mechanism to where it would normally be when someone > is in the seat and then disabled the electric part. Now they just have to > undo two belts when getting in or out of the car, but at least their battery > doesn't keep going dead. > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > http://www.vanagain.com > John 3:16 > Phone: (856)-765-1583 > Shop: (856)-327-0027 > Fax: (856)-327-2242 |
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