by HandiVanMan Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:16 pmI disconnected the terminals on my battery & charged it to a full charge then connected the negative followed by the positive terminal and upon connecting the positive terminal it I found that I did have a drain. I pulled each fuse out 1 at a time and eventually found that the culprit was my stereo system. I am going to check it out this evening and hope that all goes well.
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donivan65
sasktrini
Sy Hollinshead
Rayallen
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electrical issues!
HandiVanMan- Number of posts : 1868
Location : Calhoun, Ga
Age : 58
Registration date : 2010-04-11
Sy Hollinshead- Number of posts : 466
Location : Cambridgeshire, UK
Registration date : 2008-10-11
All modern stereos will have a small permanent drain on them. They require a permanent live to keep data stored such as preset radio stations and clocks etc. This may be showing as a drain on the battery, but it may only be a very small one. You may need to measure the amount of current that the radio is drawing, as it may only be very small, and may not be causing you problems....
Sy
Sy
Twinpilot001- Number of posts : 6186
Location : spokane ,Wa.
Registration date : 2009-09-28
Yes - radio system can be culprit- very unusual though to be drawing much. Yet -i have had that experience also!!
HandiVanMan- Number of posts : 1868
Location : Calhoun, Ga
Age : 58
Registration date : 2010-04-11
Well I checked it out after it sitting overnight and it cranked right up. Had to be the radio I guess. I checked the voltage with a tester and it is reading 12 volts not running & about 14 Volts running.
donivan65- Governor
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Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
Some of those radios have amplifiers that may not be turning off with the key,,,,,and those digital radios are always on to remember the time and presets,,,,,but whatever the case, you need to check for drains if the battery goes dead on you,,,,,,,
Rayallen- Number of posts : 648
Location : San Antonio, TX
Registration date : 2011-06-27
The holidays have had me out of town the last 2 weekends away from the van so I havnt had much time to investigate my problems.
I see there are others having similar issues so I know im not the only one with these gremlins.
I see there are others having similar issues so I know im not the only one with these gremlins.
HandiVanMan- Number of posts : 1868
Location : Calhoun, Ga
Age : 58
Registration date : 2010-04-11
Yea it might be the weather:-(Lol)
Rayallen- Number of posts : 648
Location : San Antonio, TX
Registration date : 2011-06-27
Finally some good news.
Today I started the van and really gave is some good revs to get the alt really going. The one wire alternator is really a one wire. Charged to 14.75 volts with just the battery hookup only. I disconnected the idiot light and no longer have any signs of the drain. Going to install a proper volt gauge later on.
Today I started the van and really gave is some good revs to get the alt really going. The one wire alternator is really a one wire. Charged to 14.75 volts with just the battery hookup only. I disconnected the idiot light and no longer have any signs of the drain. Going to install a proper volt gauge later on.
HandiVanMan- Number of posts : 1868
Location : Calhoun, Ga
Age : 58
Registration date : 2010-04-11
Rayallen,
It's good to hear that you finally got it straitened out... It took me a couple of days to figure out my problem but thanks to all of the pics & info donivan65 posted I finally got it solved!!!
It's good to hear that you finally got it straitened out... It took me a couple of days to figure out my problem but thanks to all of the pics & info donivan65 posted I finally got it solved!!!
Twinpilot001- Number of posts : 6186
Location : spokane ,Wa.
Registration date : 2009-09-28
Having solved that is almost better Tahn =Super bowl!! well= maybe hehe -good going !!
Rayallen- Number of posts : 648
Location : San Antonio, TX
Registration date : 2011-06-27
yea, im glad that head ache is out of the way. Now on to the next..
Sy Hollinshead- Number of posts : 466
Location : Cambridgeshire, UK
Registration date : 2008-10-11
Well done mate, now get that Voltmeter fitted, they are one of the best gauges you can have. Vital information in an old vehicle....
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