Tracing Electrical Drain.

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

Sounds like you have an Analog clock, mine is digital and is located in the
Speedometer/Tachometer Gauge cluster area.  Besides disabling the clock how
do I isolate the circuit that is causing the drain?

On 2/14/06, Gordon Forbess <gforbess@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:52:46 -0600, Don Walter <dswalterwi@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >How do I disconnect it?
>
> There's a +12v push on connector on the rear of the clock.  I have to
> pull the console out a bit (remove single screw behind shifter) on my
> Mk1,  slide hand between heater box and rear of console, and
> disconnect the wire to the clock.  Careful.. the terminal you pull off
> the clock is always +12 volt so safest is to disconnect the negative
> battery cable first, pull the push-on terminal off the clock, insulate
> it so it won't touch any ground, and reconnect the battery cable.
> Then see if you're still drawing current.  HTH
> Gordon
>
> 75 Mk1/Drake 1.9
> http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/scirocco.htm
>
>


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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
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