Nathan W. Collier

"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.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

Nathan W. Collier

"Exploder" <hoooptydooo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:atydnThOkMreqTPfRVn-3g@comcast.com...
> 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.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

Nathan W. Collier

"Exploder" <hoooptydooo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:atydnThOkMreqTPfRVn-3g@comcast.com...
> 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.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com
http://UtilityOffRoad.com

One out of many daves

Well it sounds like this Jeep starts and runs well but the battery drains
down with the engine not running.
Is this correct?

Did you check the voltage while the vehicle was running?

If there are no drains when the ignition is off then I would assume that the
battery is defective.
Will the battery hold a charge if it is disconnected from the vehicle?

good luck,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"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
>
>

One out of many daves

Well it sounds like this Jeep starts and runs well but the battery drains
down with the engine not running.
Is this correct?

Did you check the voltage while the vehicle was running?

If there are no drains when the ignition is off then I would assume that the
battery is defective.
Will the battery hold a charge if it is disconnected from the vehicle?

good luck,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"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
>
>

One out of many daves

Well it sounds like this Jeep starts and runs well but the battery drains
down with the engine not running.
Is this correct?

Did you check the voltage while the vehicle was running?

If there are no drains when the ignition is off then I would assume that the
battery is defective.
Will the battery hold a charge if it is disconnected from the vehicle?

good luck,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"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
>
>

One out of many daves

Well it sounds like this Jeep starts and runs well but the battery drains
down with the engine not running.
Is this correct?

Did you check the voltage while the vehicle was running?

If there are no drains when the ignition is off then I would assume that the
battery is defective.
Will the battery hold a charge if it is disconnected from the vehicle?

good luck,
dave AKA vwdoc1

"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
>
>