Monday, Nov 18, 2002 at 01:00
Rob.
That is the way that I would do it but with one exception.
Use a
test light also, preferably something that has a reasonable current drag, say a stop light bulb, so you actually put a load on the
test circuit.
I say this because I had a similar but reverse problem with my Engel fridge. All checked O.K. with the volt/multimeter which showed a current present of 12 point something or other volts registering.
Hours later I still could not figure out why my fridge did not work.
It was purely by accident I picked up my
test light, and when I put the probes in, the light did not light up, I then I tried it again with the multimeter it showed that I had power.
As it turned out, the problem was in the cig lighter where the wires had broken, yet there must have been some contact to make a reading on the multimeter.
I think you will also find that most modern vehicles do have at all times some current drainage that is normal. Electric clock etc. or what ever. My wife Pintara, the electric fuel pump is alway active, and to change the fuel filter I have to remove a battery terminal.
Just my 5 cents worth.
Regards
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