From: D O (dohe69@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 17 2004 - 07:38:36 PDT
Newer model cars with all the onboard computers are typically allowed 20-30
mA drain. Any more and your car may not start after sitting for a month or
two.
The test light method may only show higher drains that would run down your
batteries fairly quick.
>From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] M35... Electrical system leakage...
>Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:18:38 -0500
>
>any drain is too much - unless vehicle is driven every day to recharge
>battery -- still it is not a good thing for eventually you will be
>stranded.
>
> I do not know where it came from or where to get one - nor even what it
>is
>called, but on the dash of one of the trucks we have (M35) there is a
>switch
>that looks like ignition switch but in reality it disconnects battery
>ground.
>
> Another way to check for voltage usage when switch is off, take 24V test
>light, clip onto ground cable after it is disconnected from battery, touch
>pointed end to ground post if drainage is taking place the bulb in test
>light will light up -
>
>Also I have been told that some drainage can take place if top of battery
>is
>dirty??
>
>
>Everette
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alex" <alex@glx.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 9:47 PM
>Subject: [MV] M35... Electrical system leakage...
>
>
>So like a good boy, I keep taking the ground terminal off the battery
>set when I'm not around and/or not going to be working on the truck.
>When I go to put it on, I see a small spark. I remember reading on the
>list a while back about someone doing the same and thinking it was due
>to a discharged capacitor somewhere
>
>
>
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