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Dandeluxe · 06-23-2002, 12:17 PM

im trying to find out what is draining my battery with an amp meter , any body else ever do it this way , lets see i pull the neg. post on battery and put the leads between . on the neg. post and cable and put the amp gauge on 10 amps and see if it is reading amps. and start pulling fuses until i see which fuse circuit is drawing amps and sucking my battery dead.

Longhorn Man · 06-23-2002, 01:34 PM

Yup, that oughta do it. A test light is actually easier than a meter for this.
If you pulled all your fuses, and it is still draining, unplug the altinator, and then your volt. reg. (maybe it is the otherway around)

06-23-2002, 12:17 PM	#1
Dandeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: st.louis mo. Posts: 717	checking for shorts with an amp meter im trying to find out what is draining my battery with an amp meter , any body else ever do it this way , lets see i pull the neg. post on battery and put the leads between . on the neg. post and cable and put the amp gauge on 10 amps and see if it is reading amps. and start pulling fuses until i see which fuse circuit is drawing amps and sucking my battery dead. __________________ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th . DANNY C . ["]FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE F@RD$!! 1969 cst swb corvette hugger orange with 400 hp sbc I started out with nothing and i held on to it

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06-23-2002, 01:34 PM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Yup, that oughta do it. A test light is actually easier than a meter for this. If you pulled all your fuses, and it is still draining, unplug the altinator, and then your volt. reg. (maybe it is the otherway around)



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