Date:         Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:58:47 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Electrical Drain
Comments: To: James Lipman <jimlipman@YAHOO.COM>
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You're asking a question without an answer, other than to make measurements
and *find out* where the trouble is.

If you (she) have no ammeter,  remove one fuse and see if it stops the
drain.  If not, try the next fuse.  And so on.  Once you know which circuit
is causing the trouble, you can if necessary ask the list for more info as
to what devices are served by that circuit.  Of course it will take a month...

You'll find out a great deal faster by putting an ammeter between battery
positive terminal and the battery lead, measuring the drain with everything
turned off, then removing fuses until the drain stops...if you can't get an
ammeter you might find that a *small* 12 test light will light up if placed
the same as the ammeter -- but this is chancy because the light has to draw
much less current than the false drain or the test won't work.

david



At 07:31 PM 1/9/2001, James Lipman wrote:
>two days. Any suggestions? And no she has been turning
>off the radio (I asked) :).  Alternator? Regulator?
>Thanks in Advance....

David Beierl - dbeierl@attglobal.net