Battery draining, continuity question
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Battery draining, continuity question
My mate has got a classic and his battery drains fully over night, recently had issues with not starting and turned out to be a broken wire. Now i was thinking that the drain on the battery could be similar. I disconnected the battery and in my basic logical thinking thatif i got continuity between a live wire and the body then that would surely be it.
But it all seems to obvious as if i check the main live from the battery and the main earth lead with them not connected i get a circuit. Is it that obvious or am i missing something??
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But it all seems to obvious as if i check the main live from the battery and the main earth lead with them not connected i get a circuit. Is it that obvious or am i missing something??
Thanks for any help
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This there a light on somewhere - either inside the car or on the boot ? Or even if the parking lights are on ?
Many moons ago I used to have a mk 2 Nissan micra 1.2 GS and being younger and more stupid than I am now I used to forget to turn off the boot light after use.
Just a thought.
Andrew.
Many moons ago I used to have a mk 2 Nissan micra 1.2 GS and being younger and more stupid than I am now I used to forget to turn off the boot light after use.
Just a thought.
Andrew.
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Has the car got an alarm fitted?
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The battery itself is 11.8 volts at the moment and connected in series it was reading 11.8. So does that mean something is pulling power now?
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Errrr, you do know the difference between Amps and Volts?
if not, get it to a DECENT auto electrician...www.yell.com will help you find one.
if not, get it to a DECENT auto electrician...www.yell.com will help you find one.
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Errrr, you do know the difference between Amps and Volts?
if not, get it to a DECENT auto electrician...www.yell.com will help you find one.
if not, get it to a DECENT auto electrician...www.yell.com will help you find one.
Also it shows 0.
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Hes tried 2 batteries, knowing his luck they will both be ****ed. After realising last night that the 0 reading meant there was no drain on it i think he's going to sort another battery out today to try. Cheers mate.
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