[Healeys] Electric Draw

[Michael Salter]

Real Healeys don't have alternators.🤣🤣🤣🤣

On Fri, Jun 7, 2019, 8:55 AM Per Schoerner, <per at schoerner.se> wrote:

> It sounds more like your cutout switch is the culprit here.
>
> Per
>
> Skickat från min iPhone
>
> > 7 juni 2019 kl. 14:47 skrev R. Lindsay <050.rpl at gmail.com>:
> >
> > For the past few weeks I have been fighting a parasitic draw on my BJ8.
> It was running about .48 amps and would drain my battery in a day or so. I
> was told by a mechanic that a diode in my alternator must have blown
> therefore causing the draw. He also mentioned that my ground wires in the
> boot were loose which he tightened. I brought the car home, turned off the
> power in the boot and 2 days later the battery was dead.
> >
> > So, here’s what I’ve done. I jumped the battery and started the car and
> ran it for 10 minutes. I disconnected the charger and tested the battery -
> 12.48 volts. I then removed the cutoff switch and bolted the grounding
> wires together. I tested for a draw and got a zero reading. That was last
> night. I went out this morning (12 hours later) and the battery reads 12.33
> volts.
> >
> > My questions are 1. Is .15 volts a reasonable drop in voltage for a
> sitting car in 90 degree heat and 2. Can a diode in an alternator work
> sometimes and not at others. If it’s either “good or bad” all the time, I
> guess I need to presume the alternator is not the source of the draw. If a
> .15 volt loss over 12 hours is reasonable then removing the cut out switch
> in conjunction with presuming the alternator is good (as it works fine now)
> solved my problem.
> >
> > What does the wisdom of this great resource think?
> >
> > Price Lindsay
>
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