Topic: Good news and bad news
in Forum: C3 Electrical
Im not an electrical guy either but some of the guys here are will probably chime in shortly. Instead of giving my own advise, Im posting a link to a pretty good electrical troubleshooting post from another forum. If I offend the forum gods by posting from another forum I apologize in advance. Scroll down a bit to the post by ...ROGER... Hope this will help you some.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-tech-performance/1783718-battery-dies-in-my-82-cant-locate-cause.html
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A couple of the most common drain problems are the clock, and the alternator. The alarm systems can also cause excessive drain, but there are usually other symptoms associated with that, such as an alarm that don't work, or blows the horn all the time. Un-plugging the relay will tell if it is an alarm issue.
Aftermarket stereos and other additions can also be a source of excessive drain.
These cars are old....with old wiring and stuff. Battery drain is part of the joy of owning them....

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Disconnecting the cable from the starter will effectively kill ALL power to the car, so...there would be no drain at all...kinda like disconnecting the cable from the battery. Unless I'm missing something from the Zenmaster's, or the previous posts. Unless you keep the pink feed wires connected to the disconnected main starter cable, that is....
Did I miss something, or is my pea brain really that damaged from the '70s....



Using an amp meter and pulling fuses will certainly find the cause of excessive drain....but I'm just too dang lazy...and not flexible enough to hang upside down under the dash pullin fuses....



Good to see ya on the forums again, Ken!

Joel Adams
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