From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Mon Dec 20 2004 - 15:14:28 PST
Mike, there are a few things that need to be asked:
Was any equipment turned on? I often forget to turn of the 3-handle light
switch, and leave my dash lights on. They draw so little, that they will not
run down the batteries, but will draw enough to make a visible spark (at
night).
You can take an ohmmeter and place its probes between the + battery cable
(removed from the battery for this test) and the truck frame-ground. You
should see only the tiniest of reading, indicating normal leakage. The
leakage can be any component that is damp or has internal plastic parts that
are breaking down with age. (Light switch, starter switch, etc)
Try to isolate the item that is causing the meter indication, by
disconnecting various wires. A little leakage is expected.
Arthur
----- Original Message -----
From: "42Ford GPW" <ilovejeeps@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:36 PM
Subject: [MV] New batteries in M35...very slight spark when connecting
ground
> Hello List:
>
> I installed new batteries in my M35A2 ( old ones for well over two
years! )
>
> It was almost dark, and when I connected the ground terminal, I knew to
look
> / listen for
> a spark to check if there was any leakage..............Well, there was a
> VERY small one.
>
> Any ideas on where to start tracking that down ???
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Mike Curtis
> 1942 GPW(2) 1943 WC-52
> 1942 MB 1943 WC-56
> 1944 MB 1951 M37
> 1951 M38 1963 M37-B1
> 1955 M38-A1 1968 M35-A2
> 1972 M151-A2
> 1942 OPEN CAB LWB CCKW
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>
>
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