iannotts
New Member
same as the one i have on my motor try seeing if there is any current being drawn when everything is turned off
same as the one i have on my motor try seeing if there is any current being drawn when everything is turned off
fenby1976
New Member
try seeing if there is any current being drawn when everything is turned off
Watch you don't fry your multimeter doing that. Mine only goes up to 200mA, or 10A if you use a different earth socket.
steve2286w
Well-Known Member
what about testing the battery by swapping the battery to another vehicle or put a good battery into landy,
although my landy had no ammeter when the batterey was goosed and you find this out in winter it would not turn over the diesel, new battery sorted it completely
although my landy had no ammeter when the batterey was goosed and you find this out in winter it would not turn over the diesel, new battery sorted it completely
doobie
Active Member
i'd be checking out your newly installed stuff. do you have fuses on the stuff coming straight off the battery?? might be worth disconnecting the new stuff and seeing what happens.
also, why not take the +ve feed from the fuse box on the dash for the stereo and lights or if you really wanted a permenent feed you could take a jumper off the +ve feed to the ignition switch. saves all the extra wires going to the battery.
rustyrhinos
Well-Known Member
Hmm, well each to their own, but I would much rather feed through extra wires than take of other sources. I find it easier to isolate problems that way. Also, paricularly on a vehicle which I didn't know every wire and every terminal, and particularly on something which needs decent-ish grade wire like the spot lights, I'd rather run a new cable for piece of mind.
But I would say doobie has a good point, if when you test the alternator and thats fine, unplug stereo and lights and see if they make a difference.
But I would say doobie has a good point, if when you test the alternator and thats fine, unplug stereo and lights and see if they make a difference.
doobie
Active Member
i suppose it would be easier for fault finding, especially if your in the middle of no-where! if you know what your doing then i suppose there's not going to be a problem, i've just seen to many shoddy wiring jobs done by eejits!
jmattley
New Member
Sorted now, thanks for you help guys. although it was something much simpler and much more stupid. Basically, the plug that goes into the alternator had become dislodged and was just hanging on, so pressed. Job done, OOOPPSS!
Don't I feel like a tit. At least it was only something small like that and not a more sinister problem. Thanks anyway everyone!
Don't I feel like a tit. At least it was only something small like that and not a more sinister problem. Thanks anyway everyone!
rustyrhinos
Well-Known Member
Ah glad you sorted it
iannotts
New Member
I did yes thanks, what no insults?
if you insist:-
you dozy fooker why didnt ya check all this before ya posted and made us all thing when we could have been doing summut else ya fookwit:mad2: :violent: :violent: :violent: :deadhorse:
is that better?
happy new year to you
