Re: testing battery drain

["Sal Guzzo" <pellom@YorkU.CA>]

Funny that this thread has surfaced....

I decided to do a battery drain test and low and behold the light tester
came on. I pulled a fuse and the light disappeared.(I ferget which fise)
How do I check for a short? Where do I start looking?

I also noticed that there was power passing through some of the fuses. Is
that normal when a car is not running with no key in the ignition and the
door shut.  ie. there was current running through the fuel pump fuse. Any
ideas where to start?

I'm gonna have my alt rechecked cuz someone told me that it could be the
culprit but I'm not sure. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Sal Guzzo


81 Scirocco S (16V to be)
81 Scirocco (motorless and directionless)
84 Rabbit (now Gti)
84 Scirocco Wolfsburg
67 Peugeot 404
----- Original Message -----
From: <SailingFC@aol.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 12:36 PM
Subject: Re: testing battery drain


> To check for power drain on your electrical system using a multimeter, you
> must use the AMP setting on the meter.  With all systems off in the car,
> disconnect the positive or negative cable from the battery (negative is
> preferred for safety sake).  With the meter, you want to measure across
the
> battery terminal and the cable you just took off.  If you get a negative
> reading, just swap the leads around from the meter.  If you get any
reading
> you have some sort of drain.  BTW, you will always have some sort of drain
> due to radio memory, clock or engine ignition brains.  Now to find out
which
> circuit in your car has the particular draining device, reconnect the
battery
> cable, go to the fuse panel and remove a fuse one at a time.  Measure
across
> the contacts in the fuse panel of each fuse (if you get a negative
reading,
> swap the leads).   If you get any reading, that's the circuit that is
> draining.  Do this for each fuse to find if you have any other power
> consuming devices.  BTW, you may erase radio setting while doing this
> exercise.
> Good Luck.
>
> -Dick-
> 78 Scirocco
> Original Owner
> http://member.aol.com/sailingfc/
>
>
> In a message dated 6/3/00 5:49:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> Goethfaust@aol.com writes:
>
> <<  When I checked it with my volt meter I was
>  getting a little over 12v.  That didn't seem right. >>
>
>
> --
> Email problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org  To unsubscibe send
> "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to majordomo@scirocco.org



--
Email problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org  To unsubscibe send
"unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to majordomo@scirocco.org