If the battery is self-discharging without being fully hooked up (the neg
was disconnected you indicated) then it's time for a new battery I would
think...
--
Allan Williams
"Jay" <kcalbin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:ypOdndtBqfD4NC3anZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Jim,
> Thanks for the info. Parasitic draw was closer to 10 mA. One thing I
did
> notice was that the battery voltage had dropped overnight. The last
time
> I measured the voltage on the battery yesterday, it 12.8v and I left the
> negative terminal disconnected. This morning it was 10.6v.
> Jay
>
>
> Jim Warman wrote:
>> When measuring parasitic draw, the car needs to be "prepared"
beforehand.
>> It can take up to 45 minutes for all modules to "go to sleep".
Something
>> as simple as opening a door can wake a module up.
>>
>> Preferred method... open all the doors and trip the latches so that the
>> GEM "sees" them as being closed. Make your connections with your
ampmeter
>> and leave the car for at least 45 minutes. When you pull fuses, start
>> with the CJB (underdash fuse panel)... Keep track - once a fuse is
>> removed - do not reinstall it until the process is finished. If the
fuse
>> is reinstalled too early, it can wake a module up and skew your test
>> results....
>>
>>
>> "Jay" <kcalbin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:1IWdnbGitq8nBTLanZ2dnUVZ_vGinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Hello folks,
>>> I have a 95 Explorer 4 door XLT with manual transmission and 133,000
>>> miles. I was in Ottawa on business last week and my wife called and
>>> told me that Exp. was barely turning over when she tried to start it,
>>> but it would run fine when it did start. When I got home and tried to
>>> start it, it would even turn over. A volt meter across the battery
read
>>> 9.2 volts. So I removed the battery and charged it and reinstalled it.
I
>>> then measured the current draw with the key out of the ignition. I
got
>>> a reading of 390 mA. This seems to be excessive. I believe I read
that
>>> the draw should be no more than 50 mA. I verified that all of the
>>> interior lights were off. I then went to the power distribution panel
>>> and started removing fuses. Current draw went to zero when I pulled
the
>>> 60A I/P fuse panel fuse. I reinstalled that fuse and went to the fuse
>>> panel inside. When I pulled fuse 27 the current draw dropped to 220
mA.
>>> I think this is the fuse that protects the interior lights. When I
>>> pulled fuse 25, current went to zero. This fuse protects the always
>>> hot, 12v feed to the GEM. So I think I have sort of isolated the
>>> problem, but I don't know what to do now? Does anyone have an
>>> suggestions or ideas? Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jay
>>
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