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<div>Well, not to confuse the issue, but I replaced the OEM battery on a 2011 elantra 10 days ago ...</div><div><br></div><div>Installation day off charger new battery was 13.04 volts .. <br></div><div>this am (10:00) after setting 10 days read 12.45 volts</div><div>started/ran 10 minutes read 14.5 volts while idle <br></div><div>key off read 13.22 volts</div><div>2 hours later (12:00) read 12.46 volts ... I can measure more (setting off) if you want <br></div><div><br></div><div>That 14.5 volts at idle "sounds" high to me, as I've usually read around 13.5 volts on an alternator but ....I'm not going to 'fix' it yet</div><div><br></div><div>Jim (colder temperatures read lower voltages ..been 60/70's around here ...)<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, June 7, 2019, 12:47:46 PM UTC, R. Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">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. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">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. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">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. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">What does the wisdom of this great resource think?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Price Lindsay<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cell: 630-841-6300<br></div><div dir="ltr">Email: <a href="mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">050.rpl@gmail.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone<br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ab7vf@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ab7vf@yahoo.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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