 Weird Electrical Problem, so frustrating... |
 Dec 31, 2007 - 3:00 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jun 16, '06 From Bowling Green KY Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%)  |
All of this started when i got my amp/sub put in last month on the 19th. (Its a 800w amp powering a JL 12inch W3) Well, a couple weeks ago i noticed my battery didn't want to seem to hold a charge and eventually it just quit. So i bought a Duralast Gold battery from Autozone on the 16th of December (having them test my alternator too which worked fine) and it worked great up until today. It just was dead when i tried to start it. Didn't leave any doors open, lights on, etc. so i took it back thinking it was just a bad battery, well they replaced it and tested my alternator again and everything checks out... As soon as i got the new battery i drove 15 minutes to work and that was it. i come out 8 hours later and its dead AGAIN!
I have no clue whats wrong... even if the alt. was bad, i don't see how driving just a few minutes on a battery would drain it... anyone know whats up? -------------------- **If you play My Brute, joing the 6gc.net clan!**
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Jan 7, 2008 - 11:20 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 16, '06 From Bowling Green KY Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
well i got a test light and did the draw test.
it turns out that something on my Power Distribution Circuit is drawing the power. as of what exactly it is, i don't know right now cause i can't read wiring diagrams too well. in the process of removing all the fuses, the final one that i couldn't get out (the 100amp) would NOT come out whatsoever. eventually it ended up breaking and i just busted the fuse in half in hopes of trying to get it out. but its stuck in there really good. after the fuse broke though, thats when i noticed the test light had dimmed drastically. i need to replace it obviously, but hell if i can't even get it out.. edit: to my surprise the fuse was bolted in. i got it out now at least. now its just to find out where the draw is coming from on this circuit. any electric experts, help is needed! This post has been edited by tonytutino: Jan 8, 2008 - 1:04 AM -------------------- **If you play My Brute, joing the 6gc.net clan!**
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Jan 8, 2008 - 7:33 PM
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QUOTE(tonytutino @ Jan 8, 2008 - 4:20 AM) [snapback]629100[/snapback] edit: to my surprise the fuse was bolted in. i got it out now at least. now its just to find out where the draw is coming from on this circuit. any electric experts, help is needed! they can be tough.. electrical problems are annoying.... best thing you can do is evaluate what works / doesn't work... get a haynes manual and pour through the electrical diagrams and try to determine where on the diagram the problem might me. helped me solve my problem when I accidentally grounded one of my injector wires when I painted my valve cover.. -------------------- ~Daniel~ No Longer Celica Owner.. moved on to a 03 WRX-EJ207
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Jan 10, 2008 - 1:28 AM
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QUOTE(Jaws4God @ Jan 8, 2008 - 5:33 PM) [snapback]629337[/snapback] QUOTE(tonytutino @ Jan 8, 2008 - 4:20 AM) [snapback]629100[/snapback] edit: to my surprise the fuse was bolted in. i got it out now at least. now its just to find out where the draw is coming from on this circuit. any electric experts, help is needed! they can be tough.. electrical problems are annoying.... best thing you can do is evaluate what works / doesn't work... get a haynes manual and pour through the electrical diagrams and try to determine where on the diagram the problem might me. helped me solve my problem when I accidentally grounded one of my injector wires when I painted my valve cover.. is there anywhere online that i can download a haynes manual (or one similar) i also have an electrical problem with my driver's side door. the switch doesn't recognize when the door is open or closed. you would be surprised what a pain that can be and the trouble it has caused me. i have tried replacing the switch and that didn't do the trick either. thanks. didn't mean to thread jack. i hope you get it all fixed and put back together tony. --------------------  Call me a traitor! See if I care. ;) |
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Jan 10, 2008 - 4:37 AM
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QUOTE(goferris @ Jan 10, 2008 - 4:28 PM) [snapback]629751[/snapback] is there anywhere online that i can download a haynes manual (or one similar) i also have an electrical problem with my driver's side door. the switch doesn't recognize when the door is open or closed. you would be surprised what a pain that can be and the trouble it has caused me. i have tried replacing the switch and that didn't do the trick either. thanks. didn't mean to thread jack. i hope you get it all fixed and put back together tony. I just use the electrical manual from Celica Tech http://www.celicatech.com/imagearchive/bgb...94_6gmanual.htm But I'm pretty technically minded (hell, I'm an electronic engineer) so I don't have much of a problem reading the diagrams in it. I don't know how others would go.  |
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tonytutino Weird Electrical Problem Dec 31, 2007 - 3:00 AM
lubu did you hookup the amp right?? I know its stupid b... Dec 31, 2007 - 4:49 AM AudioFreak I'm with lubu on this one. Sounds like your am... Dec 31, 2007 - 4:57 AM tonytutino thanks for the info guys, i thought the same thing... Dec 31, 2007 - 5:30 AM goferris sounds like you have a draw on it somewhere. i kno... Dec 31, 2007 - 12:54 PM Jaws4God I have a similar problem... I have an amp and volt... Jan 1, 2008 - 3:10 AM tonytutino yeah man i dont know what's going on. i have r... Jan 1, 2008 - 7:46 PM woosey OK first off to check for a voltage leak somewhere... Jan 2, 2008 - 5:58 AM tonytutino thanks woosey, i had already done all of that thou... Jan 2, 2008 - 6:32 AM
woosey QUOTE(tonytutino @ Jan 2, 2008 - 11... Jan 2, 2008 - 6:36 AM tonytutino sorry, guess i should have been more clear. i... Jan 2, 2008 - 6:47 AM woosey QUOTE(tonytutino @ Jan 2, 2008 - 11... Jan 2, 2008 - 6:54 AM tonytutino no i don't have an alarm Jan 2, 2008 - 7:00 AM tonytutino well i took out the alternator this morning to hav... Jan 9, 2008 - 5:26 PM thespacepanda A better question would be why are you running an ... Jan 10, 2008 - 4:44 PM tonytutino QUOTE(thespacepanda @ Jan 10, 2008 - 4... Jan 10, 2008 - 9:56 PM addictions QUOTE(thespacepanda @ Jan 10, 2008 - 4... Feb 15, 2008 - 6:55 PM tim86 hmm... also I had battery problems with all batts ... Jan 13, 2008 - 12:48 PM tonytutino does anyone know if the autozone / advanced auto a... Jan 13, 2008 - 2:20 PM tonytutino UPDATE:
after finally scrounging up funds for a n... Jan 22, 2008 - 10:24 PM Cutrara I had a problem exactly like this. I had your stan... Jan 23, 2008 - 2:22 PM tonytutino i understand that, however i replaced the alternat... Jan 23, 2008 - 3:07 PM 6strngs so all these problems started after having the amp... Feb 15, 2008 - 7:50 PM tonytutino problem solved...
as much as it seemed to obvious... Feb 25, 2008 - 3:44 PM trdproven I did not have time to read the others posts but m... Feb 25, 2008 - 6:23 PM |
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