98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED
#51
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED Part 2
a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
remain
Matt
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"----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 8 May 2005 16:07:26 -0400, "JEEPR" <YJJPS@nospam@yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Well I have diagnosed it down to the air conditioning clutch solenoid
being
> >engaged all the time. not to sure what would cause it, I pulled the relay
in
> >the power distribution box and re installed it, now fault has disappeared
> >for now.
> >As a side bar my new battery dropped to 9 volts and was boiling over in
the
> >jeep. The out put from alternator is 14 v. Now the garage wants to
recharge
> >it, I say it was defective because a battery should never loose its
voltage,
> >but they would not listen to me.
>
> A battery will always lose voltage as it discharges. That's why your
> flashlight gets dim as the batteries get used up. It's also normal
> for the alternator to charge at around 14 volts when the battery is
> discharged. This also depends upon outside temperature. Let the
> garage charge the battery.
>
> ----
#52
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED Part 2
a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
remain
Matt
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves
"----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:3p6t71916u5pil90i4j0hgkb8ltl71dmo8@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 8 May 2005 16:07:26 -0400, "JEEPR" <YJJPS@nospam@yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Well I have diagnosed it down to the air conditioning clutch solenoid
being
> >engaged all the time. not to sure what would cause it, I pulled the relay
in
> >the power distribution box and re installed it, now fault has disappeared
> >for now.
> >As a side bar my new battery dropped to 9 volts and was boiling over in
the
> >jeep. The out put from alternator is 14 v. Now the garage wants to
recharge
> >it, I say it was defective because a battery should never loose its
voltage,
> >but they would not listen to me.
>
> A battery will always lose voltage as it discharges. That's why your
> flashlight gets dim as the batteries get used up. It's also normal
> for the alternator to charge at around 14 volts when the battery is
> discharged. This also depends upon outside temperature. Let the
> garage charge the battery.
>
> ----
#53
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED Part 2
a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
remain
Matt
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves
"----" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:3p6t71916u5pil90i4j0hgkb8ltl71dmo8@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 8 May 2005 16:07:26 -0400, "JEEPR" <YJJPS@nospam@yahoo.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Well I have diagnosed it down to the air conditioning clutch solenoid
being
> >engaged all the time. not to sure what would cause it, I pulled the relay
in
> >the power distribution box and re installed it, now fault has disappeared
> >for now.
> >As a side bar my new battery dropped to 9 volts and was boiling over in
the
> >jeep. The out put from alternator is 14 v. Now the garage wants to
recharge
> >it, I say it was defective because a battery should never loose its
voltage,
> >but they would not listen to me.
>
> A battery will always lose voltage as it discharges. That's why your
> flashlight gets dim as the batteries get used up. It's also normal
> for the alternator to charge at around 14 volts when the battery is
> discharged. This also depends upon outside temperature. Let the
> garage charge the battery.
>
> ----
#54
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED
My twenty year old Radio Shack analog is pretty sensitive:
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
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DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
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DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
#55
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED
My twenty year old Radio Shack analog is pretty sensitive:
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
#56
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED
My twenty year old Radio Shack analog is pretty sensitive:
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
#57
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED
My twenty year old Radio Shack analog is pretty sensitive:
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
http://members.aol.com/LW------3rd/voltmeter.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
DougW wrote:
>
> Make that a digital volt meter, the analog ones arn't safe for using
> on some sensors.
#58
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED Part 2
On Sun, 8 May 2005 19:48:04 -0400, "JEEPR" <YJJPS@nospam@yahoo.ca>
wrote:
>
>a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
>current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
>flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
>remain
>
>
> Matt
That is absolutely not true. You apparently haven't measured the
voltage on a dead or dying battery. I have measured hundreds, if not
thousands of batteries in my lifetime, and I assure you the voltage
across the terminals will decrease as the cell(s) go dead.
Just for drill I measured the voltage on two AA cells I took out of a
wireless mouse because the mouse no longer worked. The batteries
measured 1.022 volts DC with no load on a $350 Fluke DVM calibrated by
Fluke. That's a long way from 1.5 volts. The same is true of any
battery.
As I said before, let the garage charge your battery. There is
probably nothing wrong with it, except that it needs charging.
wrote:
>
>a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
>current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
>flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
>remain
>
>
> Matt
That is absolutely not true. You apparently haven't measured the
voltage on a dead or dying battery. I have measured hundreds, if not
thousands of batteries in my lifetime, and I assure you the voltage
across the terminals will decrease as the cell(s) go dead.
Just for drill I measured the voltage on two AA cells I took out of a
wireless mouse because the mouse no longer worked. The batteries
measured 1.022 volts DC with no load on a $350 Fluke DVM calibrated by
Fluke. That's a long way from 1.5 volts. The same is true of any
battery.
As I said before, let the garage charge your battery. There is
probably nothing wrong with it, except that it needs charging.
#59
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED Part 2
On Sun, 8 May 2005 19:48:04 -0400, "JEEPR" <YJJPS@nospam@yahoo.ca>
wrote:
>
>a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
>current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
>flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
>remain
>
>
> Matt
That is absolutely not true. You apparently haven't measured the
voltage on a dead or dying battery. I have measured hundreds, if not
thousands of batteries in my lifetime, and I assure you the voltage
across the terminals will decrease as the cell(s) go dead.
Just for drill I measured the voltage on two AA cells I took out of a
wireless mouse because the mouse no longer worked. The batteries
measured 1.022 volts DC with no load on a $350 Fluke DVM calibrated by
Fluke. That's a long way from 1.5 volts. The same is true of any
battery.
As I said before, let the garage charge your battery. There is
probably nothing wrong with it, except that it needs charging.
wrote:
>
>a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
>current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
>flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
>remain
>
>
> Matt
That is absolutely not true. You apparently haven't measured the
voltage on a dead or dying battery. I have measured hundreds, if not
thousands of batteries in my lifetime, and I assure you the voltage
across the terminals will decrease as the cell(s) go dead.
Just for drill I measured the voltage on two AA cells I took out of a
wireless mouse because the mouse no longer worked. The batteries
measured 1.022 volts DC with no load on a $350 Fluke DVM calibrated by
Fluke. That's a long way from 1.5 volts. The same is true of any
battery.
As I said before, let the garage charge your battery. There is
probably nothing wrong with it, except that it needs charging.
#60
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Re: 98 GRAND CHEROKEE BATTERY BEING DRAINED Part 2
On Sun, 8 May 2005 19:48:04 -0400, "JEEPR" <YJJPS@nospam@yahoo.ca>
wrote:
>
>a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
>current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
>flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
>remain
>
>
> Matt
That is absolutely not true. You apparently haven't measured the
voltage on a dead or dying battery. I have measured hundreds, if not
thousands of batteries in my lifetime, and I assure you the voltage
across the terminals will decrease as the cell(s) go dead.
Just for drill I measured the voltage on two AA cells I took out of a
wireless mouse because the mouse no longer worked. The batteries
measured 1.022 volts DC with no load on a $350 Fluke DVM calibrated by
Fluke. That's a long way from 1.5 volts. The same is true of any
battery.
As I said before, let the garage charge your battery. There is
probably nothing wrong with it, except that it needs charging.
wrote:
>
>a battery never looses voltage, it will loose its capacitance to delivery
>current that why the flashlight goes dim, measure the voltage on a deed
>flashlight battery and it will read 1.5v, but the potential (voltage) will
>remain
>
>
> Matt
That is absolutely not true. You apparently haven't measured the
voltage on a dead or dying battery. I have measured hundreds, if not
thousands of batteries in my lifetime, and I assure you the voltage
across the terminals will decrease as the cell(s) go dead.
Just for drill I measured the voltage on two AA cells I took out of a
wireless mouse because the mouse no longer worked. The batteries
measured 1.022 volts DC with no load on a $350 Fluke DVM calibrated by
Fluke. That's a long way from 1.5 volts. The same is true of any
battery.
As I said before, let the garage charge your battery. There is
probably nothing wrong with it, except that it needs charging.