Comments on: What could be causing my battery to drain with a new alternator and battery with new battery cables? http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/ Mon, 21 May 2012 21:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: trapt_is_awesome06 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-2615 trapt_is_awesome06 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:15:36 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/#comment-2615 -- Defective Battery. -- Defective Alternator. -- The terminals aren't tight or aren't clean. -- The belt going to the alternator isn't tight enough. -- Didn't ground the negative battery cable. -- When they hooked the new battery cables up, they might not have hooked them up right one way or another. -- Check all connections with the battery, the alternator, and the starter...and all the wiring connecting them. -- Clean the terminals for the battery, and clean the terminals for the starter. They may not look dirty, but if you take a wire brush to them, you'd be surprised how dirty they are, or could be. -- If the battery is dead/drained....you will have to jump it to get it going. I didn't know any of this, but this is what my boyfriend said could possibly be wrong and most people don't think to check or do.<a href="http://www.batterybackupguide.com/battery-backup-power-supply.htm"> trapt_is_awesome06</a> – Defective Battery.
– Defective Alternator.
– The terminals aren’t tight or aren’t clean.
– The belt going to the alternator isn’t tight enough.
– Didn’t ground the negative battery cable.
– When they hooked the new battery cables up, they might not have hooked them up right one way or another.
– Check all connections with the battery, the alternator, and the starter…and all the wiring connecting them.
– Clean the terminals for the battery, and clean the terminals for the starter. They may not look dirty, but if you take a wire brush to them, you’d be surprised how dirty they are, or could be.
– If the battery is dead/drained….you will have to jump it to get it going.

I didn’t know any of this, but this is what my boyfriend said could possibly be wrong and most people don’t think to check or do. trapt_is_awesome06

]]> By: Mike C http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 Mike C Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:22:48 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/#comment-2614 Just a thought for you. I once had a Monte Carlo in which the brake light switch would turn on by itself during the night. Took me weeks to figure it out. Good luck to you.<a href="http://www.teambuildingdirectory.com/team-building-quote.htm"> Mike C</a> Just a thought for you. I once had a Monte Carlo in which the brake light switch would turn on by itself during the night. Took me weeks to figure it out. Good luck to you. Mike C

]]> By: bobweb http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-2613 bobweb Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:40:26 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/#comment-2613 Try disconnecting the battery wire from the alternator. Put tape around the wire end to temporarily keep it from shorting to ground. Try removing one fuse at a time to see what fuse circuit might be the culprit.<a href="http://www.secretfinance.com/offshore/offshore-gibraltar.htm"> bobweb</a> Try disconnecting the battery wire from the alternator. Put tape around the wire end to temporarily keep it from shorting to ground. Try removing one fuse at a time to see what fuse circuit might be the culprit. bobweb

]]> By: Joe F http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-2612 Joe F Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:56:28 +0000 http://www.batterybackupguide.com/blog/what-could-be-causing-my-battery-to-drain-with-a-new-alternator-and-battery-with-new-battery-cables/#comment-2612 there is a short somewhere in the car leaving something on radio, light in trunk,, light in car light under hood i would start there cuz something is on draining battery good luck<a href="http://www.promusicmall.com"> Joe F</a> there is a short somewhere in the car leaving something on radio, light in trunk,, light in car light under hood i would start there cuz something is on draining battery good luck Joe F

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