electrical fault
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electrical fault
i have a power drain on my 3 door cosworth.
3 new batteries, alternator has checked out excellent, all lights off, stereo off, etc.
had an auto electrician come and he said it was the alarm. so i had a brand new clifford with autostart and everything.
still does the same can someone tell me how to do all the work myself and find the drain if i buy a multimeter?
anyone got any advice or suggestions?
please help and all the best to you!
3 new batteries, alternator has checked out excellent, all lights off, stereo off, etc.
had an auto electrician come and he said it was the alarm. so i had a brand new clifford with autostart and everything.
still does the same can someone tell me how to do all the work myself and find the drain if i buy a multimeter?
anyone got any advice or suggestions?
please help and all the best to you!
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undo the earth cable from the battery
put the multimeter between the end of the earth cable and the battery negative, with the meter switched to measure current
remove fuses from fuse box one by one until current useage reduces to almost zero
find what that fuse controls, and, after replacing fuse, unbolt/undo/unplug/remove as appropriate items on that circuit until current useage drops
if none of the fuses in the fusebox affects the current useage, there are more fuses behind the glove box
put the multimeter between the end of the earth cable and the battery negative, with the meter switched to measure current
remove fuses from fuse box one by one until current useage reduces to almost zero
find what that fuse controls, and, after replacing fuse, unbolt/undo/unplug/remove as appropriate items on that circuit until current useage drops
if none of the fuses in the fusebox affects the current useage, there are more fuses behind the glove box
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