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Car Forum / Jeep / February 2005

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Help re charging problems

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Cherokee Boy - 08 Feb 2005 20:42 GMT
Hi Gang:

I just put a brand new HD battery in my 89 Cherokee LTD a few weeks ago.

I found the battery completely dead last night (Monday) after a long drive
on the highway on Sunday.  I may have left the interior lights on - I
probably left them on - I can't remember and I didn't notice where the
switch was set last night when I found the battery was dead.

Seems kind of odd to me that leaving the interior lights on would drain a
brand new battery in about 24 hours.  I'm sure I've left the interior lights
on before without draining the battery that quickly.

I'm thinking that maybe I have another problem (like a faulty rectifier or
???).  I'll check the drain tonight when I get home, but I was just
wondering if there are known problems with an 89 vintage Cherokee that would
cause this behaviour.

Thanks for any advice.

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L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III - 08 Feb 2005 21:22 GMT
Hi Dave,
    I can leave the head lights on over night and still have enough to
start the engine. A bad alternator diode can discharge the battery
pretty fast. A ten dollar volt meter will confirm it, or take it to your
local parts store and have them check it.
       God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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bizbee - 09 Feb 2005 00:10 GMT
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>Thanks for any advice.

you're best to check, since that was the last thing you worked on, but
I had a Die Hard go down in about 12 hours because some dumbass left
my dome light on when he got his cigarettes out of the car. It wasn't
new, but still, it was only 12 hours.
popeyeball - 09 Feb 2005 15:32 GMT
A dome light can and will drain a battery faster if you live where the
winter is white and cold.
As for a volt meter, a battery can still read 12V's but not crank the
engine (however the interior lights may still work).
Steve
 
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