My electric fan runs after the car is shut off. They should not draw enough
juice to kill a battery. I even had an old battery and the fan would not
kill it. I think you have an extra ground someplace, or the gen/alt ain't
doing its job.
Larry
On 7/14/01 5:15 AM, "Maclean Mike" <macleans@earthlink.net> wrote:
> It looks like some people made it through Friday the 13th O.K. and
> others had a little mishap. I definately fall into the "other"
> category. I went to In and Out Burger last night at about 9:30PM for a
> "Double-Double" (Double everything cheesburger) and a Coke and got in
> line at the drive through. There were several cars ahead of us in line
> so I shut off the motor to keep it from getting too hot idling in
> place. While it was not as bad as getting rear ended like another
> unfortunate list member, the car would not start again. The battery was
> dead! I suppose this is because I installed the electric fan directly
> to the battery through the thermostatic switch so it would run after the
> engine was turned off to help cool the motor down. It is almost a new
> battery. I checked the fluid level in the battery and all cells were
> down a little (only took 2-3 ounces of distilled water to fill all
> cells) and a 10 amp charge of my battery charger brought it back up in
> about 45 minutes. Is it simply that the added drain of the fan is too
> much drain on the electrical system, or is it a problem with the voltage
> regulator cutouts? Just one problem after another to solve since the
> Judson installation, although the fan installation was my own idea and
> not a Judson requirement. I may have set myself up for this one.
> Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
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