Posted by George Marsh on October 12, 2014 at 06:16:30 from (192.182.61.224):
In Reply to: Re: Finding a Short posted by Steve@Advance on October 11, 2014 at 21:17:49:
Steve, I know a person with an s10. After the truck sat for 12 days battery was drained. It took a ma meter to find the tiny mirror light that wouldn't shut off.
I had a solenoid on seat belt release, car was 2 door, that wouldn't shut off. That took 4 days to drain battery.
I installed new alternator on tractor. I checked alternator for a drain, then wired both wires going to alternator through the switch. I know a few millamps will drain a tractor if it sets over the winter.
So in my opinion, small drains are important too.
I remember when simpson 260 EVOM cost hundreds of dollars. Today you can get good cheap EVOMs from HF freight. I don't understant why people don't have one. Sometimes HF even gives them away as a gift. I have extra HF EVOM in every garage, pole barn, house and carry one in truck. For under $20 HF freight sells a good digital amprobe that measures peak current better than my old analog meter. Great tool to have when measuring a motor's starting current.
One time I had a lawn mower blowing a fuse. So instead of buying fuses to test with, I took an old round ammeter that came out of an old car, installed wires with ends on it that I could slip in fuse holder. Found the wire goind to headlights had melted against the muffler.
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