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Well, not to confuse the issue, but I replaced the OEM battery on a 2011 e=
lantra 10 days ago ...
Installation day off charger new battery was 13.04 volts ..=20
this am (10:00) after setting 10 days read 12.45 voltsstarted/ran 10 minute=
s read 14.5 volts while idle=20
key off=C2=A0 read 13.22 volts2 hours later (12:00) read 12.46 volts ... I =
can measure more (setting off) if you want=20
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
Jim=C2=A0 (colder temperatures read lower voltages ..been 60/70's around he=
re ...)
On Friday, June 7, 2019, 12:47:46 PM UTC, R. Lindsay <050.rpl@gmail.com=
> wrote: =20
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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 wa=
s told by a mechanic that a diode in my alternator must have blown therefor=
e 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.=20
So, here=E2=80=99s what I=E2=80=99ve done. I jumped the battery and started=
the car and ran it for 10 minutes. I disconnected the charger and tested t=
he battery - 12.48 volts. I then removed the cutoff switch and bolted the g=
rounding wires together. I tested for a draw and got a zero reading. That w=
as last night. I went out this morning (12 hours later) and the battery rea=
ds 12.33 volts.=20
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 a=
nd not at others. If it=E2=80=99s either =E2=80=9Cgood or bad=E2=80=9D 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 wor=
ks fine now) solved my problem.=20
What does the wisdom of this great resource think?
Price Lindsay
Cell: 630-841-6300
Email: 050.rpl@gmail.com
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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 da=
y 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 re=
ad 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 (settin=
g off) if you want <br></div><div><br></div><div>That 14.5 volts at idle "s=
ounds" 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 (c=
older 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 &l=
t;050.rpl@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div dir=3D"ltr">For the past few weeks I have been fi=
ghting 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 m=
y 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 t=
he car home, turned off the power in the boot and 2 days later the battery =
was dead. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">So, here=E2=
=80=99s what I=E2=80=99ve done. I jumped the battery and started the car an=
d 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 wi=
res together. I tested for a draw and got a zero reading. That was last nig=
ht. I went out this morning (12 hours later) and the battery reads 12.33 vo=
lts. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">My questions are=
1. Is .15 volts a reasonable drop in voltage for a sitting car in 90 degre=
e heat and 2. Can a diode in an alternator work sometimes and not at others=
. If it=E2=80=99s either =E2=80=9Cgood or bad=E2=80=9D all the time, I gues=
s 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 c=
onjunction with presuming the alternator is good (as it works fine now) sol=
ved my problem. <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">What =
does the wisdom of this great resource think?<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Price Lindsay<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><=
div dir=3D"ltr">Cell: 630-841-6300<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Email: <a href=
=3D"mailto:050.rpl@gmail.com"; rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">050.rpl@gm=
ail.com</a><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from =
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