Originally posted by Tony2005:
Originally posted by Ray:
3. You placed a test light across the open created when you removed the postive cable. (from the positive cable, TO the positive terminal of the battery. in essence connecting them back together, through the test light. The light illuminated because you had voltage running through it.. not because of the presence of a short, etc...
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Ray
To expand on what Ray said, you do need to check it with a voltmeter/ammeter. If the reading is more than 0.05 amps (50 milliamps), then the drain is excessive. Less than than would be considered acceptable due to radio, PCM, power locks, power seats, etc.
I disconnected the other wires from the positive cable, then hooked the tester to just the positive cable: no light. As for the other wires: the light came on for about two seconds, then died out.
And the car does die after a couple days sitting.
Black/tan early '98 Contour SE Sport; dead-dead-deadsky (gone, split, outta here, afterlife kids)
'05 Pontiac Sunfire; 2.2L Ecotec, ATX, well-equipped
Mom also has black/tan '98 Mystique LS; V6, ATX, Alpine CD deck
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