jebb Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Evening all, advice/help needed with one of those problems that niggle; something seems to be sucking the life out of my battery. Its new but every time I turn off the ignition the battery drains, allbeit slowly; the horn will operate but after about 5 mins it will only 'dink' . Once started the battery charges up fine; idiot lights brighten up etc. Could this be a bad earth? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted June 4, 2011 Moderator Share Posted June 4, 2011 sounds normal to me jebb, mine is like that...they just about toot the horn when fully charged. You could prove it is or is not a leakage by putting a multimeter in series to the battery. Switched to DC Amps or should I say, disconnect the fuse, touch the battery side with the + probe and the other side with the - probe and see if theres a significant current reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebb Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 sounds normal to me jebb, mine is like that...they just about toot the horn when fully charged. You could prove it is or is not a leakage by putting a multimeter in series to the battery. Switched to DC Amps or should I say, disconnect the fuse, touch the battery side with the + probe and the other side with the - probe and see if theres a significant current reading. Thanks chief, will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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