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Re: battery drainage

To: libertyc <libertyc@erols.com>
Subject: Re: battery drainage
From: Tony Childs <tochilds@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 17:06:32 -0700
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <34301F08.594F@erols.com>
libertyc wrote:
> 
> Hello group  - I'm about to diagnose a severe battery drain problem and
> want to make sure that I am approaching it correctly.  If I attach an ohm
> meter in series between the + battery post and the + cable, I should see
> no reading (with car and accessories off). I do.  So, I am going to use
> the wiring diagram and disconnect circuits one at a time until I see no
> flow.  Then I will try to narrow it down until I find the culprit. Is
> this the correct method??
> 
> Carl Huppert


You should use an ammeter to sense current flow, not an ohmmeter in your
troubleshooting quest for this gremlin (no AMC pun intended!). I'm sure
that's what you meant to say, anyway.

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