Electrical problem Help

MidNiteBlu 5.0 · 11-17-2002, 05:57 PM

Well i have a problem. My car will not keep a charge in the battery. I ran an amp meter test to it and it read 5 amps. I know 5 amps is way too much to be draining from a battery while it is sitting with no power on.

we have tried pulling all the fuses and it still reads 5 amps. I also unhooked the stereo to no avail. My car has a Marksman alarm on which i think it could be the problem. However I am not sure.

any Ideas?

Later,
Nick

lx5091 · 11-17-2002, 07:12 PM

the battery in my wife's Saturn just died last night. I jumped it, got it home and tested it it read 14.5v running. I then unplugged both negative and positive and it read 12.8v, normal. I left it overnight and checked it in the morning, it was down to 10.6v with nothing hooked up. Put in a new battery, end of problem.

What I'm getting at is you may not know until you fully unplug the battery, this will tell you if it's the battery no longer holding a charge or something in the car draining it.

PKRWUD · 11-17-2002, 07:23 PM

Check your PM's..

Take care,
~Chris

MidNiteBlu 5.0 · 11-17-2002, 08:50 PM

Thanks Chris,

I definently is not the battery because it is a brand new Optima Red Top that i bought last week.

11-17-2002, 05:57 PM	#1
MidNiteBlu 5.0 I got something to say Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,557	Electrical problem Help Well i have a problem. My car will not keep a charge in the battery. I ran an amp meter test to it and it read 5 amps. I know 5 amps is way too much to be draining from a battery while it is sitting with no power on. we have tried pulling all the fuses and it still reads 5 amps. I also unhooked the stereo to no avail. My car has a Marksman alarm on which i think it could be the problem. However I am not sure. any Ideas? Later, Nick __________________ 91 LX Hatch 5.0 - made for the twisties 89 LX Hatchback 5.0 5spd. stolen/stripped 4/7/05 http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/...splay.cgi?3494 1987 Toyota Pickup Ricer Haters Club Member #33 Want a custom gauge cluster for your Vintage Mustang? www.jmeenterprises.com

11-17-2002, 07:12 PM	#2
lx5091 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Fall River, MA Posts: 467	the battery in my wife's Saturn just died last night. I jumped it, got it home and tested it it read 14.5v running. I then unplugged both negative and positive and it read 12.8v, normal. I left it overnight and checked it in the morning, it was down to 10.6v with nothing hooked up. Put in a new battery, end of problem. What I'm getting at is you may not know until you fully unplug the battery, this will tell you if it's the battery no longer holding a charge or something in the car draining it. __________________ '02 Explorer XLT 4.0L --Nice Vehicle '97 Saturn SL1--Soon to be ditched for a Ford!

11-17-2002, 07:23 PM	#3
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	Check your PM's.. Take care, ~Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

11-17-2002, 08:50 PM	#4
MidNiteBlu 5.0 I got something to say Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,557	Thanks Chris, I definently is not the battery because it is a brand new Optima Red Top that i bought last week. __________________ 91 LX Hatch 5.0 - made for the twisties 89 LX Hatchback 5.0 5spd. stolen/stripped 4/7/05 http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/...splay.cgi?3494 1987 Toyota Pickup Ricer Haters Club Member #33 Want a custom gauge cluster for your Vintage Mustang? www.jmeenterprises.com

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