Pat DiPersia
SCCoA Admin
So I took the SC to get inspected about a month ago. It hadn't been driven much before that. I keep it on a trickle charger (One of those smart ones, can't remember the name.) ALWAYS starts first shot like a champ, never dead.
Got it inspected and drove it around for the rest of the day. No problems starting. Brought it home, put it in the garage, and forgot the charger. Two-three days later, remembered the charger. Went to open the door and no lights. No nothing. Car was totally dead. Battery is about a year old. Odd. Really odd. I would think dim lights or something, but NOTHING.
Put a real charger on it for an hour, fires right up. Let it run for a bit, shut it down and put the trickle charger back on it. Few days later, dead again! ~~~?!
So I charge it for an hour again, fires right up. Shut it down and put an ammeter on it. With everything shut down, I'm drawing 2-3 amps - seems reasonable to me.
Now I'm wondering if whatever is causing a draw only happens AFTER I start the car? Almost like a relay is sticking or something? But once I pull the battery cable to put an ammeter on it, it resets and I only show 2-3 amps. Guess maybe I need a bigger ammeter which I can leave inline while I start the car.
Thoughts?
Got it inspected and drove it around for the rest of the day. No problems starting. Brought it home, put it in the garage, and forgot the charger. Two-three days later, remembered the charger. Went to open the door and no lights. No nothing. Car was totally dead. Battery is about a year old. Odd. Really odd. I would think dim lights or something, but NOTHING.
Put a real charger on it for an hour, fires right up. Let it run for a bit, shut it down and put the trickle charger back on it. Few days later, dead again! ~~~?!
So I charge it for an hour again, fires right up. Shut it down and put an ammeter on it. With everything shut down, I'm drawing 2-3 amps - seems reasonable to me.
Now I'm wondering if whatever is causing a draw only happens AFTER I start the car? Almost like a relay is sticking or something? But once I pull the battery cable to put an ammeter on it, it resets and I only show 2-3 amps. Guess maybe I need a bigger ammeter which I can leave inline while I start the car.
Thoughts?