Current Draw
Current Draw
Dead Battery, in two to three days, found a current draw on the interior lamp fuse, anybody have this issue? and dose anybody have a diagram for this circuit? Thanks In Advance
Re: Current Draw
I assume you mean that you found a current draw in the circuit that powers the interior lamps. Fuses do not place a load on a circuit. Devices like lights and motors draw current.
You really need to get a wiring diagram to troubleshoot this properly. Otherwise you will be chasing wires that you have no clue what or where they connect.
My best guess is one of 3 possibilities. One is that one of the lights are not going off when you close the door or trunk lid or whatever is supposed to turn them off. The other is that there is a break in the insulation for one of the wires that power one of the lights. That bare wire is shorting to ground so drains the battery. The third is the remote chance that you leave the clock running and it is on that circuit. Older clocks tend to craw more current due to the dirt and lack of lubrication. That is the reason I do not have the clock connected on our car.
The fact that it takes 2 or 3 days and there is no smoke anywhere tells me the first possibility is more likely. Typically a short to ground creates a lot of heat. If your battery is older and weaker it could be due to the clock.
In any case I would disconnect the negative terminal on the battery whenever you are not working on the car. A dead short can cause an electrical fire.
You really need to get a wiring diagram to troubleshoot this properly. Otherwise you will be chasing wires that you have no clue what or where they connect.
My best guess is one of 3 possibilities. One is that one of the lights are not going off when you close the door or trunk lid or whatever is supposed to turn them off. The other is that there is a break in the insulation for one of the wires that power one of the lights. That bare wire is shorting to ground so drains the battery. The third is the remote chance that you leave the clock running and it is on that circuit. Older clocks tend to craw more current due to the dirt and lack of lubrication. That is the reason I do not have the clock connected on our car.
The fact that it takes 2 or 3 days and there is no smoke anywhere tells me the first possibility is more likely. Typically a short to ground creates a lot of heat. If your battery is older and weaker it could be due to the clock.
In any case I would disconnect the negative terminal on the battery whenever you are not working on the car. A dead short can cause an electrical fire.
Rusty
VTCI 13079
VTCI 13079
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