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08-31-2016, 01:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: paradise tx.
Posts: 2
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key switch
i'm getting power to the key switch but noting is showing in the gauge. and when I turn to run it all power goes off. I'm testing it with a light. power source even goes off. what can it be thanks
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08-31-2016, 01:11 PM
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 Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 115
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Re: key switch
Check your battery terminals... Loose, corroded, etc...
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08-31-2016, 01:28 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bowser
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Re: key switch
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09-01-2016, 12:58 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: paradise tx.
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Re: key switch
your right it started at the battery. I took it at auto zone and they said it need to be charged. I did and noting. so I got another battery and bingo it's running right now. thanks a lot
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09-01-2016, 01:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Modesto, CA
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Re: key switch
Glad you got it checked. For future reference, putting a voltmeter (or a voltage gauge in a vehicle) is useful, but it only tells you the state of charge. A battery can read 12.65v (a fully charged battery) but it isn't until you try to use the current that you find out the battery condition.
A proper load test of a battery is to load it to half of its CCA for 15 seconds..... 2 times! It should not fall beneath I think it's 9.6v at the end of the tests. Most people don't load test a battery 2 times like that, myself included, but I think it's important to know. |
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