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Old 19-11-2007, 06:23 PM
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i have tried to find the battery drain today and when i was connecting the multimeter on the negative and positive of the battery it was showing 0.00 on the drain.

i can't understand that.

then the battery didn't have enough power to start the car again a few hours later so it was draining.

help!!!

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Old 19-11-2007, 08:48 PM
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Presume you have tested battery?????

And its right size for car????

Old 19-11-2007, 10:13 PM
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have had 3 new batteries on the car now!
Old 19-11-2007, 11:25 PM
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If the meter was set to measure current, you need to connect the meter in series, not in parallel. Disconnect the earth strap and put the meter between the end of the earth strap and the battery negative, if you didn't.
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i will try that tomorrow jon.

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