Computer question
 

Someone I know may have fried their computer while welding. They tested all
of the circuits by disconnecting the negative battery cable and hooking a
test light to see if there is a short but couldn't find one. Is there a way
to test the computer easily? The jeep won't hold a charge and the battery
seems ok when charged. The alternator has been replaced. Is there
somewhere else they should be checking?

Mike

Re: Computer question
 

What kind of jeep? year, model?

Patrick
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"Exploder" <hoooptydooo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Someone I know may have fried their computer while welding. They tested
> all
> of the circuits by disconnecting the negative battery cable and hooking a
> test light to see if there is a short but couldn't find one. Is there a
> way
> to test the computer easily? The jeep won't hold a charge and the battery
> seems ok when charged. The alternator has been replaced. Is there
> somewhere else they should be checking?
>
> Mike
>
>

Re: Computer question
 

What kind of jeep? year, model?

Patrick
Ô¿Ô

"Exploder" <hoooptydooo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Someone I know may have fried their computer while welding. They tested
> all
> of the circuits by disconnecting the negative battery cable and hooking a
> test light to see if there is a short but couldn't find one. Is there a
> way
> to test the computer easily? The jeep won't hold a charge and the battery
> seems ok when charged. The alternator has been replaced. Is there
> somewhere else they should be checking?
>
> Mike
>
>

Re: Computer question
 

What kind of jeep? year, model?

Patrick
Ô¿Ô

"Exploder" <hoooptydooo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:atydnThOkMreqTPfRVn-3g@comcast.com...
> Someone I know may have fried their computer while welding. They tested
> all
> of the circuits by disconnecting the negative battery cable and hooking a
> test light to see if there is a short but couldn't find one. Is there a
> way
> to test the computer easily? The jeep won't hold a charge and the battery
> seems ok when charged. The alternator has been replaced. Is there
> somewhere else they should be checking?
>
> Mike
>
>

Re: Computer question
 

What kind of jeep? year, model?

Patrick
Ô¿Ô

"Exploder" <hoooptydooo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:atydnThOkMreqTPfRVn-3g@comcast.com...
> Someone I know may have fried their computer while welding. They tested
> all
> of the circuits by disconnecting the negative battery cable and hooking a
> test light to see if there is a short but couldn't find one. Is there a
> way
> to test the computer easily? The jeep won't hold a charge and the battery
> seems ok when charged. The alternator has been replaced. Is there
> somewhere else they should be checking?
>
> Mike
>
>

Re: Computer question
 

"Patrick Ô¿Ô" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message news:wXqre.69$wm2.26@fe05.lga...
> What kind of jeep? year, model?

Does it run? Any gauge indications?
__
Steve
..

Re: Computer question
 

"Patrick Ô¿Ô" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message news:wXqre.69$wm2.26@fe05.lga...
> What kind of jeep? year, model?

Does it run? Any gauge indications?
__
Steve
..

Re: Computer question
 

"Patrick Ô¿Ô" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message news:wXqre.69$wm2.26@fe05.lga...
> What kind of jeep? year, model?

Does it run? Any gauge indications?
__
Steve
..

Re: Computer question
 

"Patrick Ô¿Ô" <patrick.nospam@cityofvarnell.com> wrote in message news:wXqre.69$wm2.26@fe05.lga...
> What kind of jeep? year, model?

Does it run? Any gauge indications?
__
Steve
..

Re: Computer question
 

"Exploder" <hoooptydooo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Someone I know may have fried their computer while welding.

this is _extremely_ rare and often misdiagnosed. electricity follows the
shortest path to ground making it _almost_ impossible (i did say "almost")
to actually fry the computer from welding. welding close to the computer
however, can cause enough of a magnetic field to disrupt things.


> The jeep won't hold a charge and the battery
> seems ok when charged.

have you actually taken the battery down to your autoparts store to have it
tested? ive had several batteries "seem" to hold a charge yet they couldnt
pull the load of cranking the vehicle. sounds like either a battery issue
or a loose connection at the starter/battery.

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