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I supported Toymods
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 Earth dramas or a FLAT battery
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Wed, 19 January 2005 14:58
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I just put my 20 v back in my car and (it was running on this loom) now when all plugged up does not want to go..... Could this be either a loose or bad earth (if so how do i test for this) and or flat battery or combo of both?
how do i trouble shoot this one as I have had the motor running on this exact configuration, but when i go to start it now, the starter sounds like it is clicking and the tacho goes up and down
PLEASE Help me
thanks in advance
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Re: Earth dramas or a FLAT battery
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Wed, 19 January 2005 23:15
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Grab your multimeter and check the voltage of the battery.
If it shows less than 12V chuck her on the charger.
Also take of the +ve lead and test the current flow by whacking your multimeter on DC current (10A or 20A range) and whack your probes between the lead and terminal and see how much residual current is being lost through the system.
Note: Have the car completely turned off (not even accessories) when testing this.
Normal residual current is around 50-100mA to power your clock and keep the ECU's memory.
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Re: Earth dramas or a FLAT battery
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Wed, 19 January 2005 23:39
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i had the same problem
engine started that morning
then went to start it at night
didnt start..  heard clicking 
got the jumper leads out 
connected them up
cranked it and
started 1st go 
then went to get a odyssey battery
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Re: Earth dramas or a FLAT battery
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Thu, 20 January 2005 04:00
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| Toobs wrote on Thu, 20 January 2005 07:15 |
Also take of the +ve lead and test the current flow by whacking your multimeter on DC current (10A or 20A range) and whack your probes between the lead and terminal and see how much residual current is being lost through the system.
Note: Have the car completely turned off (not even accessories) when testing this.
Normal residual current is around 50-100mA to power your clock and keep the ECU's memory.
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Also make sure the doors are closed during this.
Each globe will draw between 0.5 and 1 amp.
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Re: Earth dramas or a FLAT battery
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Thu, 20 January 2005 04:56
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| CrUZsida wrote on Thu, 20 January 2005 15:00 |
| Toobs wrote on Thu, 20 January 2005 07:15 |
Also take of the +ve lead and test the current flow by whacking your multimeter on DC current (10A or 20A range) and whack your probes between the lead and terminal and see how much residual current is being lost through the system.
Note: Have the car completely turned off (not even accessories) when testing this.
Normal residual current is around 50-100mA to power your clock and keep the ECU's memory.
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Also make sure the doors are closed during this.
Each globe will draw between 0.5 and 1 amp.
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Yes and if you find residual current loss you can take your fuses out one by one until you eventually find which circuit is draining the power.
Last time I had this problem it was because the regulator in the alternator was stuffed and was leaking current.
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Re: Earth dramas or a FLAT battery
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Thu, 20 January 2005 16:27
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shall try it in sun shine tomorrow...... How do i tell if the battery is not holding its charge? I seem to get the feeling that is the porb eh
cheers for all the help peoples
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Earth dramas or a FLAT battery
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Fri, 21 January 2005 10:48
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Well that prob was solved, cross between a flat battery and a bad earth lead.
Thanks all for all the help, my lil baby is running again
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