[DML] Re: Battery

["Stephen Sunkel" <sunkel@xxxx>]

You could also hook an amp meter (found on mid priced multimeters at Radio
Shack) between the battery and the positive cable and pull fuses until the
meter reads zero, when it goes to zero you have found the source of the
current drain. Duke's method will work if the current drain is heavy, but
if the drain is light, there might not be a spark big enough to see. Also
be careful when creating sparks around the battery, the battery produces
highly explosive hydrogen gas when charging and can explode, throwing acid
all over you and your D. You can't look good in your D with a burned face.
Hope this helps your electrical endeavor.

Stephen vin# 3525
-----Original Message-----
From: Duke Bladorn <at88mph@xxxx>
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, February 03, 2000 5:22 PM
Subject: [DML] Re: Battery


Darrin,


Disconnect the positive battery cable and remove one fuse at a time. When
you pull a fuse, touch the positive cable to the battery and see if you
still get a small spark. If you do, put the fuse back and move on to the
next one until you don't get a spark. When you get to the one that dosen't
spark, you will have found the source of what's draining your battery.


Hope this helps,


Duke
www.geocities.com/at88mph_1999


----- Original Message -----
From: Darrin Jacobs (Caroline Bolland) <Caroline.Bolland@xxxx>
To: <dmcjoe@xxxx>; <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 8:48 AM
Subject: [DML] Battery


> After fitting a new battery, and not using the car
> at all, it was flat within 24 hours.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks
> Darrin Jacobs
> UK
>
>
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