<div dir="auto">One little trick for tracing parasitic losses it to attach the ammeter to both sides of a connection BEFORE breaking the connection. <div dir="auto">In this way a draw that "switches off" when the connection is broken will be seen. </div><div dir="auto">This happens with self energizing relays in particular. </div><div dir="auto">Not sure if such a test would help in this instance but may be worth a try.</div><div dir="auto">M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 9:11 PM jim via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="m_-4888545708156762273ydp43b638afyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div><div>Maybe a picture will help ...The only path for current to flow is through the 'Rotor' winding via the regulator...</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jim<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div>
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On Friday, July 5, 2019, 10:04:29 PM UTC, R. Lindsay <<a href="mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">050.rpl@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">I have been trying to find the source of a parasitic draw of power from my battery for the past several weeks. FWIW, I have lost 0.75 volts on the charge over the last 4 days. This seems like a lot.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When I remove the cable from the negative terminal of the battery (its a negative ground car) connect one end of my ammeter onto the negative terminal on the battery and the other end to the cable removed from the battery, the ammeter (set to read current of less than 10A) does not register a draw. However, when I use a 12 volt light and connect it to the same points`, the light goes on ever so slightly. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today I noticed a very faint humming from the alternator and it was a little warmer to the touch than the other parts of the engine. When I disconnect the alternator from the solenoid, the humming went away and when I tested it with the light the light did not light up - no draw. I can’t see anywhere else the draw could be coming from. I’ve pulled all the fuses one by one to see if there is power being drawn from each circuit - with the alternator hooked up, there is no draw registered. <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This is the second new alternator I’ve had on the car in the last 60 days. I had the issue before I exchanged the old alternator and the problem continued when I installed it. Could it be another bad alternator?? Are alternators exceptionally sensitive or just not made very well these days?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Thank you for any light that can be shed on this.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Price Lindsay<br></div><div dir="ltr">67 BJ8<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <br></div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad<br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys </a><a href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" rel="nofollow noreferrer" 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 noreferrer" 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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