Eric and other readers please be aware that the three heavy brown wires connected to the alternator are not ground wires, they are 12v positive. DMC Joe / De Lorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx> Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com> ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric J. Hennebury <ehennebury@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 8:14 AM Subject: [DML] Re: Battery 2 > Scott, and any others with battery drain woes, > > Battery drain seems to be a common problem with Deloreans. I too was not > satisfied with a cutoff switch or constant trickle charging. After checking > the amps being drawn by each fuse, I determined that there were no devices > drawing excessive amperage when the car was shut off. I then proceeded to > check the connections between the alternator and the battery. Here I > discovered that my ground lead from the alternator consisted of a few heavy > gauge brown wires with crimp connections on each end. The wires has > corroded badly within the crimped connections. Since replacing this ground > lead, my battery drain problems are over. > > If you put a fully charged battery into a Delorean, and it drains without > driving it at all, I'd say your problem is likely due to some device drawing > current when the car is at rest. If your battery goes dead when the car is > used semi-regularly, I reccomend checking all of the connections between the > battery and the alternator. As a side note, my voltage meter never > indicated any charging problems, even though my battery did not seem to be > getting sufficient charge. > > Hope this helps, > Eric Hennebury > VIN 17064