Larry pretty much covered it. Most likely one of the things he mentioned.
But, if you want to check if you have something draining you battery when
the power is off, disconnect your ground terminal and see if you get any
sparking when you touch it to the post. This requires having the battery
area in deep shadow to see if you have even a faint spark or audible click.
Gerard
At 12:31 PM -0600 1/14/02, Larry Dickstein wrote:
>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
>> I put the charger on for a while, but before trying to crank the
>>engine, I disconnected the negative terminal, and placed an electrical
>>tester from the engine block to ground, and got nothing. Is it possible
>>that I am losing current at such a slow rate that it would discharge the
>>battery in a week, but not enough to light the test lamp?
>
>I don't think so.
>
>> If that is true, how would a find the problem?
>
>Guess #1- You didn't charge a really dead battery enough to get it up to
>where it should be. Overnight at a low amerage should do the trick.
>
>Guess #2- The battery is junk and will not take or hold a charge and no
>matter how long is is on the charger, is is not charging. Most chain auto
>parts stores will test them for you in hopes that you do, in fact, need a
>new battery. Be aware!
>
>Guess #3- This really should be guess #1 but you should take a close look
>at the terminals at the battery, starter, solenoid, etc. Most of the
>electrical problems that I've encountered over the years involved bad
>grounds!! Looking at them doesn't count--you've got to take them apart,
>clean them, use dielectric grease, and secure the terminals. If the
>battery doesn't hold the charge then, I'd guess a new battery is in your
>future.
>--
>Larry Dickstein
>Lone Jack, MO
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