<VV> Electrical Question

[J R Read_HML]

The charger was connected to the wrong posts?
Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
To: "'FrankCB'" <frankcb at aol.com>; "'Michael Kovacs'" 
<kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: "'VV'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Electrical Question


> Darryl from here in BC mentioned that he had a similar situation with a 
> golf
> cart and in his situation the battery had reversed polarity and that the
> golf cart people said it happens from time to time. It was so odd that I 
> had
> to go out and check and sure enough it has reversed!
>
>
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> I wouldn't have thought it possible. I even checked the meter against a D
> cell to make that it was reading correctly
>
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>
> Can somebody explain this?
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> Just when you think you've seen it all.............
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>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
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> From: FrankCB [mailto:frankcb at aol.com]
> Sent: May-01-09 12:29 PM
> To: Michael Kovacs; Bob Gilbert
> Cc: VV
> Subject: Re: <VV> Electrical Question
>
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>
> Bob,
>
>     I'd instead suggest putting an ammeter (or DMM) in series with the
> cable and reconnect to the battery.  Now you have a way of measuring how
> much current flow you're getting.  Start disconnecting ONE fuse at a time
> and see which one causes the current flow to stop.  That's the circuit 
> that
> has the drain.  If that doesn't work then start looking at UNfused 
> circuits,
> as Mike suggests.  Pull out bulbs or otherwise disconnect individual
> circuits until you find that one that stops the drain on the battery.
>
>     Reminds me that I drove our 1989 Beretta for many months with some
> electrical problem inside the driver's door (maybe retractable seat belt
> lock mechanism?).  The battery drain was only a few tenths of an ampere, 
> so
> I'd leave the fuse in on a short trip to the stores, but pull that fuse if 
> I
> was leaving the car for many hours or overnight.
>
>     Good luck and let us know what you find.
>
>     Frank "measure before disconnecting" Burkhard
>
>
>
> In a message dated 05/01/09 13:20:13 Eastern Daylight Time,
> kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> Quick check is to pull all the fuses and see if you still get a current
> draw. If it stops....start to replace fuses. If it does not stop, ya gotta
> start looking at the un fused circuits. Check dome lights, glove box 
> lights,
> hood or trunk lights.
> MIKE KOVACS
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