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Battery drain

Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 20:34
by Candyred89
Hi all, for some reason my vans draining the battery whilst everything is off. The earth lead is getting "live" you can get sparks off it when connecting the battery. I've tried disconnecting all the fuses, all lights are off including interior lights. I can't seem to find what's causing the issue. Any knowledge or ideas what the cause might be would be greatly received.
With thanks :ok

Re: Battery drain

Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 20:56
by Hacksawbob
One for the electrical forum... but get a volt meter and pop each fuse in turn to see which circuit is causing the drain

Re: Battery drain

Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 21:04
by matt brighton
This is how to test for parasitic battery drain…..



http://youtu.be/KF1gijj03_0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope this helps

Matt - brighton

Re: Battery drain

Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 23:07
by Ralf85
That is such a useful video. Thank you for that.
:ok

Re: Battery drain

Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 23:21
by matt brighton
No Problem

There are lots of people doing that kinda stuff on y tube but I find his explainations easy to follow

ATB

Matt - Brighton