Re: battery goes flat when it rains

Posted by JB2 on July 04, 2005 at 19:42:19 from (69.196.154.214):

In Reply to: battery goes flat when it rains posted by Joe Bloggs on July 04, 2005 at 18:57:23:

Hi Joe, do you own a volt meter ? If not go to your local auto parts store and buy a 12V lamp and socket with leads on it. There used to be a replacement socket that you could get for the side marker lights on the older Olds & Chevs that took a 169? lamp and had a socket with two leads on it.

The next time it rains, remove the + cable from the + battery terminal and connect one lead of the above lamp and socket to the + cable and the other lead to the + battery terminal. If you have leakage current the lamp will glow. Now start disconnecting the electrical wiring until the lamp stops glowing. Start at the farthest piont like alternator and work toward battery.

Good luck
JB2

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