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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 50 | I bought a new 6 volt battery yesterday after truck sitting for a while. Fired truck right up. Today, battery was dead. Charged battery and then cranked and let run about 20-30 minutes. Several hours later, battery dead again. Could something be discharging the battery that quickly? I checked obvious (light switches, etc). Could I have hooked the battery up incorrectly somehow and it is discharging while truck is off? The amp dial needle on dash points towards the C when engine running.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | something is wired wrong - put a meter in line on the + battery cable with the ignition turned off and see if there's current flow - if yes, start disconnecting things until the draw goes away
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 50 | Could it be that the battery cables are on in the wrong position? I have a red cable that is hooked to the chasis. Orignally I hooked it to positive by mistake. Switched it back to negative today. It cranks either way. My black cable go to starter.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | color is unimportant, battery positive belongs to the starter, negative is the ground .... you likely need to polarize the regulator/generator having run it with reversed connections .... but you should find out what else you hooked up wrong first off
Bill | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Bill's advice should be heeded - polarize the generator see the NOTE in Step 9. If you want to see if that is what is draining the battery, take off the fan belt, connect the battery, and see if your generator starts spinning. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 50 | Thanks. That may explain. I'll check it and let everyone know results.
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