[DML] Re: Battery 2

["DMC Joe" <dmcjoe@xxxx>]

Eric and other readers please be aware that the three heavy brown wires
connected to the alternator are not
ground wires, they are 12v positive.

DMC Joe / De Lorean Services / <dmcjoe@xxxx>

Web Site: <http://www.deloreanservices.com>
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric J. Hennebury <ehennebury@xxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 8:14 AM
Subject: [DML] Re: Battery 2


> Scott, and any others with battery drain woes,
>
> Battery drain seems to be a common problem with Deloreans. I too was not
> satisfied with a cutoff switch or constant trickle charging. After
checking
> the amps being drawn by each fuse, I determined that there were no devices
> drawing excessive amperage when the car was shut off. I then proceeded to
> check the connections between the alternator and the battery. Here I
> discovered that my ground lead from the alternator consisted of a few
heavy
> gauge brown wires with crimp connections on each end. The wires has
> corroded badly within the crimped connections. Since replacing this
ground
> lead, my battery drain problems are over.
>
> If you put a fully charged battery into a Delorean, and it drains without
> driving it at all, I'd say your problem is likely due to some device
drawing
> current when the car is at rest. If your battery goes dead when the car
is
> used semi-regularly, I reccomend checking all of the connections between
the
> battery and the alternator. As a side note, my voltage meter never
> indicated any charging problems, even though my battery did not seem to be
> getting sufficient charge.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Eric Hennebury
> VIN 17064