EASILY Identify Vehicle Battery Draining Problems(Parasitic)

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@frankaragon9757]

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[@namzrecord6817]

Ima see if it works on my el camino

[@toweleeielite]

so.... if the current stays at .160~ then there is a short somewhere in the car? if it drops .01-.02 then all is fine, and if the battery is discharging through an internal short circuit then the current will stay high with the terminal leads disconnected? is that right? hahaahahahahahaa been a long day hahaaha ;)

[@Joeelectronicschematicsforauto]

So you're trying to make sure that the battery terminals are still connected to the post which makes sense to me but however you're afraid to lose 12 volts to awaken the modules by disconnecting the fuses you're disconnected 12 volts anyway from the modules and there are many modules on one fuse line anyway even though you said not that you see him but the ECM could be the problem LCM TCM BCM ECU so I don't understand the method being effective

[@Joeelectronicschematicsforauto]

So by disconnecting the fuse you're disconnecting the 12 volts it's the same as disconnecting the battery which is 12 volts what's the difference you could see the which one you lose the current from when you take away the fuse but many modules are connected and systems are connected to one fuse I've seen this technique by my coworkers and I never agreed with it

[@2wheelnutt]

As an electrician for over 50 years troubleshooting automated equipment and a car buff most of my life, ditto to this process. 👍

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@johncharleson8733]

This invasive process will not work on CAN-equipped systems or cars with extended ontime modules; in other words, it's relatively obsolete.

[@electronicsNmore]

@@johncharleson8733 MILLIONS of cars on the road that this will work just fine on. For newer cars you can leave the wires connected and use a DC A clamp meter.

[@johncharleson8733]

@@electronicsNmore I like your vids. but this one needs to be re-titled. Cheers.

[@electronicsNmore]

@@johncharleson8733 Nothing to be retitled, the video has helped countless viewers. :-)

[@pkr3398]

Brother, ignore any/all 'negative' comments or 'thumbs down' for this video. Your CLEAR and CONCISE delivery, plus SIMPLE troubleshooting techniques for parasitic battery drain issues should be a master template/model for all other instructional/tutorial online guides. Short and sweat. Well done, sir!

[@SirusRotv]

My mechanic did pretty much this whole video up to the fusebox, and then said for further repairs on a 300 Milliamp draw it was gonna be upwards $800

[@canadianhaitian]

There are 0 dislikes

[@SirusRotv]

@@canadianhaitian youtube just erased all the dislikes because thats what they decided would fix their algorithm

[@varcardo]

It should be called 'How To Damage The Canbus/Computers in your vehicles!!

[@preciousnic1974]

@@canadianhaitian The dislikes aren't shown. They never are on any videos.

[@bill8985]

I've watched several of these videos - you're the only one to properly describe the value of milliamps on a meter. i.e. if the meter reads "0.25" - you note that is 250 milliamps (correct) while most other vids describe that as, "25 milliamps." Glad you noted that very often the leakage is bad alternator electronics.

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[@jsjj4x4]

I SOOOOO agree with with the comments on your being clear and concise . I had been watching video after video on this matter and you were the one that clicked. i watched a few after yours and could actually understand them too. a breath of fresh air. I found my draw an ICP/DIC. Now up to this point I search on for what next. Wish you were here buddy.

[@jsjj4x4]

Dash cluster. Can't I get one from a wrecking yard?

[@edwinwilliamson1686]

Love your delivery sir. Thank you for slowly explaining this process for someone frustrated by the vehicle always draining down. For nearly 2 months I was disconnecting the battery overnight to avoid the drain. Your video helped me find a light bulb that was activated while the car was off causing the drain. The bulb socket had a short keeping it from disengaging when the door was closed. Something so easy I couldn't have found without this explanation. Thank you sir I am now a subscriber.

[@chukchee]

Really good video. To the point and without nonsense and background music.

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[@danielnooner3726]

I wish everybody would do videos this straightforward and to the point. You just possibly saved me an eternity troubleshooting.

[@David.lovesU]

@@danielnooner3726 what ended up being your voltage drop?

[@danielnooner3726]

@@David.lovesU Couldn't find it there. So I knew the power I ran to an amp had to be it. Found the draw on a pinched wire with a single strand grounding.

[@David.lovesU]

@@danielnooner3726 thank you for responding, I'll have to look at my amp wiring also

[@kodybowman3054]

I wish every instruction video was this good, the world needs more people like you!

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@Black_Jesus3005]

Going to have to do this, this weekend. Took a few days off and my battery wouldn’t start my car. I’m hoping it’s something minor and not too expensive thanks for the info!

[@eliezernegron333]

This video was made along time a go but is the best video ever from begging to end

[@electronicsNmore]

Thank you! Be sure to watch my newer video on this subject.

[@ThePLANxZ]

So I was a little confused, but I get it now. I think it would be a good idea to show this on a car that has a battery draining issue and give a demonstration. So basically, if you have a car that has this issue, when you put the reader on there the numbers won't ever drop. So by removing the fuses you are waiting to find the one that drops the meter because that is the one that is causing it to drain.

[@TheMfwhy]

Thank you, I missed that point too. This is what I was hoping to be explained.

[@oofscar9755]

So the numbers would be freaking out but if u pull the correct fuse it will drop near 0?

[@somethingspecial3410]

I just came across this video and I’m having this issue for 2 days now. Talk about opportune. Thanks for your quick video. Straight and to the point. Thanks.

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[@davidwalter6204]

Clear, straightforward advice. Right to test without time wasting talk.

[@YoungGearHeads]

We found the drain! It was a bad passenger door lock actuator. It hasn’t worked since we got the car, but the drain started 4 days ago. Replaced it and BOOM! Done. Didn’t have time to make a video on this one but thanks for your help.😀

[@electronicsNmore]

Great to hear!

[@markkolstad7076]

hey all... track down the fault...@@electronicsNmore

[@Maxxis1941]

Thorough. Easy to understand and replicate. This is the way all all vehicle related how-to videos should be done.

[@dwarren1010]

With the help of my electrician friend we were able to identify a 2.0 constant drain on my Kia Sedona 2012. Removing a 7.5 amp. This resolved the constant draining on my battery. Not sure exactly is causing a constant drain but thank for your help.

[@pablo6305]

I'm thanking you big time. This is simple and it sure like simple, cause in not mechanic but can't afford anyone to fix anything. Thanks again and hope you best luck in channel. Its nice when videos get to problem and shower how to fix. Not show there dog then talk about problem and then address there opinions about everything then never even show how to fix anything. Great video.

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[@henrikloiske8572]

I have been fixing cars since 1988..and i have never ever found such a smart and easy way to show how to detect parasitic draw....Very good indeed

[@Chris-ru9cq]

This is literally the most helpful video I have ever watched on KZbin. I wish I had watched this before my wife talked me into a new vehicle.

[@Thoughtseaux]

So did you just change the fuse that was causing the spike?

[@Chris-ru9cq]

I actually pulled it.

[@sergedenovo2389]

Do you carry her purse? And do honey do lists?

[@montemoore9040]

Simplest and most straight-to-the-point method I've seen so far. Thank you

[@wfg1977]

You're a genius. Your video is simple and right to the point. Not like many of others videos that they just brag about how knowledgeable they are and ended up confusing regular people like me. Thanks

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[@Thoughtseaux]

So did you just change the fuse that was causing the spike?

[@nonstopcustoms7077]

WOW YOU HAVE EXPLAINED IT PERFECTLY, YOU ARE A KZbin STAR MY FRIEND

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[@kelvinadams4877]

I never never never watch the video, someone explaining that well, thank you earned I'm subscribed.

[@electronicsNmore]

I have many like this. :-) Thanks for watching!

[@tnamen1307]

@@electronicsNmore my car battery has 12.6 v reading. But the magic eye shows white colour which indicates needs charging. So, what would be the next step to turn the magic eye to green colour?? How important is the magic eye white colour versus the voltage reading 12.6 v??

[@Korrupted8787]

Solid info on parasitic drain. The only thing I think you missed was you should use a jumper wire from the negative battery terminal to the negative contact to avoid rebooting all the pcm's and ecm's and having to wait up too 30+ seconds on some vehicles. When you are ready to test just hook you're meter up and then remove one end of the jumper wire.

[@electronicsNmore]

Hi there. I added an annotation to the video. If you allow the vehicle to idle a few minutes with the A/C off, and touch nothing after reconnecting the NEG cable, the computer will re-learn the settings. Thanks For Watching!

[@callumcurtis15]

Usually more than 30 seconds, I've watched some videos showing up to 45min for a full sleep on ford vehicles .

[@davidolenick2280]

Another thing to do is to, gently touch the loose cable to the post and look and listen for a very small spark. I enjoy your videos because you are very thorough without being overly technical. I hope I get some likes on this statement because it is very important and some may not realize it. thnx

[@GroovyLuy129]

Hi David, I have z4 new battery replace install it sparks like a little burning mark after negative terminal touch the negative post. Is German car like that whereas Japanese car it feels save connecting it.

[@nadlezni]

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[@gordbaker896]

That is normal

[@raymondbaker256]

OMG YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ITS THE "alternator" THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS SAID THIS!!!!!!!

[@robertwilson9826]

The thumbs down people are not smart enough to understand. This is really good info. Thanks.

[@electronicsNmore]

Thanks Rob

[@scottmckenna9164]

This is the knowledgeable guidance that best educates me, step by step, hands on, with visuals. Thank you.

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@craignehring]

Haven't seen this in awhile, but older cars had a glove box light that was fused but wired so it could come on without the ignition being on. Also a SAAB I owned had a boot (hatchback) light that could get switched on and you would never know it. In the odd but true category... I worked on a car that had a fuse link between the alternator and the battery, it was a 70's Honda I recall. The link was corroded, not sure the alloy it was made from but that actually became a diode and blocked the charging current. That poor Honda was running a total loss electrical system and a new alternator did not fix the problem. All that was required to remedy that problem was a new fuse block and link element. Great tips as usual, thanks for your videos

[@electronicsNmore]

Thanks for watching!

[@garyrunningfox6115]

This will definitely help. 👍🏼 Because I am tired of my battery draining, and the cutest of diagnostics is getting very expensive. I just ordered a voltmeter to see if I can find it what's draining the battery

[@rockywr]

A very good instructional video, very well spoken and right to the point. Good tip about the door button and the interior light. Excellent.

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[@carlcastell4n0]

Can i just turn off the interior light instead of having someone to push the button?

[@404notfound.....]

Excellent well to the point video, but I should add this is more for older vehicles, if you pull fuses on newer vehicles you're going to wake up modules and start chasing ghosts. The more preferred way is to measure voltage drop across the top of the fuses after you have put the vehicle to sleep.

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@johnstewart2210]

Great video. The only one I've seen that goes as far as to say the parasitic draw maybe your alternator, and be sure and just connect it to to look for the drop and amps.. great video

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@scottc3165]

This was the clearest and easiest explanation on this process on youtube. Thank you. It helped me a lot.

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@brianwhite4400]

Man thank you for the very end of your video about the door I should have known when I was pulling fuses out and nothing happened thank you good video

[@ThePortalNC]

Love your video I found it very helpful. I’d like to point out a few things though. An older truck like my 2000 doesn’t have a sleep mode and the bower block fuse under the hood will give you a zero reading on the digital multimeter. That was easy to figure out but a bit baffling at first. But otherwise I found your video to be clear and concise, thank you so much.

[@paulwilliams8056]

Thanks much for this video! Helped me tremendously!

[@pacific7775]

Wow thats the best electricity video iv seen .cheers

[@brndell]

EXCELLENT VIDEO!!! couldn't have explained it any better - short to the point with video to show exactly what you were doing!!! Thanks!!

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[@claypottinger7372]

Terse and accurate video. Direct and simple with no unnecessary bloviating. Well done! And kudos to the $5 meter (or free oft times) at Harbor Freight...if it it gets 'fired' at least it wasn't your Fluke.

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@pay9011]

Yes. I like it when videos use simple multimeters that people might already actually have at home.

[@MrJoshItIs]

Excellent video! Super simple. I am a hobbyist audio electronics guys but I am not super familiar with 12volt systems. This immediately made sense to me and gave me a plan to hunt down my parasitic draw in my Jeep TJ.

[@Integrity.is.everything]

Man thank you so much for breaking this down in everyday language. I was watching SMA and Eric was using $2000 scan tools and I was wondering if this could be done with a simple multimeter. Excellent video

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[@NudayADAY]

I did this exact test but nothing was reading on my multimeter. What does that mean? Thanks

[@sim2502]

Good easy to understand explanation, far too many overly complicated ones out there.

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[@enterthepc8147]

Best video I have seen on fixing this problem! Great tips - thanks

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[@ronaldmoody4766]

Really well done video! We can hear you clearly and see the multimeter well.

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[@kellylynn9295]

1.9 million views and 28k 👍 excellent video.

[@jezr10]

Brilliant thanks I’m new to auto electrics this helped me learn more so thanks

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[@Rick-ym5rv]

Thanks so much for great instructions, clear and easy, i thought i may have that problem on my Kia Sedona 2006 3.8 L but as it turns out after viewing your video i don't have a parasidic draw at all, it goes back where it should after about 60 seconds on 0.02 Cheers Rick.

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[@tocrob]

could be an on/off cycling draw.

[@nathanscott1315]

Great video. You cut right to the chase and hopefully helped me along.

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[@tnamen1307]

@@electronicsNmore my car battery has 12.6 v reading. But the magic eye shows white colour which indicates needs charging. So, what would be the next step to turn the magic eye to green colour?? How important is the magic eye white colour versus the voltage reading 12.6 v??

[@guevara74]

Thanks, best video I've seen explaining this issue. Simple and to the point with no BS and no freaking bg music 🤗 !!!

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[@nevermind8694]

Well made video I liked it straight forward no face time just the task at hand keep up the good work my friend

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[@louismw1]

Excellent explanation thanks

[@ytvladnoob24]

Thankyou very much for sharing your knowledge with us.

[@lutherfit]

Only thing I wish I could see is what the meter does when you pull a fuse linked to the drain source. But this is very helpful!!!!

[@marie-francepoulin8571]

great trick, gonna try this first thanks lots

[@88Frank]

Great video. I did your method and had a current of 13/14A with the car out! I blew my multimeter before having a chance to disconnect the alternator but am going to try that next

[@electronicsNmore]

Thanks. Sorry to hear about your mishap.

[@Defundemorats]

Straightforward instructions A++++++

[@tectalabyss]

Good tip. I would add that owners should find out if unhooking the battery will cause the engine control computer and transmission control ,to lose their memory. Some newer cars have to be taken to the dealership or garage that have the equipment to re-flash the chip. On some cars/trucks the engine and transmission will act up a bit while relearning. Just a friendly tip. All my best. Bobby

[@electronicsNmore]

Good point, but usually the only thing that happens when you disconnect the battery, is any saved trouble codes in the computer will be erased. Once the battery is reconnected, you should always allow the car to idle a few minutes with the A/C off without touching the gas pedal. Doing that is important for the computer(To adjust settings). Thanks!

[@tectalabyss]

Here is one thing that can happen The security system, if your vehicle has a passive anti-theft system, usually disables the fuel pump and when you change the battery it will need to be reset so that it will recognize the coded chip in your key. Check that procedure in your Owners Manual. It only takes a minute or two to do and you can do it yourself but the procedure is different on different vehicle makes. Check your Owners Manual. There are also some cars that will lose the programming. All my best. Bobby

[@electronicsNmore]

***** All part of solving the battery draining problem, but nothing that can't be taken care of. I added an annotation to the video when you brought it up. :-) Always refer to the manual.

[@tectalabyss]

There is also a I will call it a Tool. You put a 9 volt battery in it and plug it into the cigarette lighter the lighter socket has to be wired straight to the battery,some are not thus the key needs to be on. it keeps the power going to the ECU Though it would interfere with the test.This should only be used for replacing the battery not the test. I hope this helps. :) PS I hate the new cars :) All my best. Bobby

[@electronicsNmore]

***** Yes, I know that tool. Many of these anti-theft features pose problems to the owners!

[@johnberkemeier3741]

Right information for battery recondition!!!

[@Jman-uh7xr]

Awesome video mate 👍 described everything like it was in a class room . And pin pointed every way possible to find the fault. Wish I watch this 3 months ago I would of pin pointed the problem on my girlfriends Mazda 3

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[@jimbarron8688]

Very useful video. Clear and to the point. Thank you for posting this.

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[@patdexter9188]

Great video. Back in the day when we rebuilt starters alternators we had the same problems. Usually it was a diode in the alternator letting power through it draining the battery. With minimal electronics then we just put a master switch in place to stop the problem and still do with heavy equipment.

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[@tnamen1307]

@@electronicsNmore electronicsNmore my car battery has 12.6 v reading. But the magic eye shows white colour which indicates needs charging. So, what would be the next step to turn the magic eye to green colour?? How important is the magic eye white colour versus the voltage reading 12.6 v??

[@chrissouthwood5198]

Good clear video, thank you. Just would suggest, however, that it is not wise to wear a watch with a steel strap when working on or near an open electrical source .

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[@QRS365]

that's a good way of checking for older vehicles. newer vehicle have soo much computerised modules so by pulling fuse you may cause disruption to these modules.

[@longfordboy2538]

Well done No BS I appreciate this

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[@tnamen1307]

@@electronicsNmore my car battery has 12.6 v reading. But the magic eye shows white colour which indicates needs charging. So, what would be the next step to turn the magic eye to green colour?? How important is the magic eye white colour versus the voltage reading 12.6 v??

[@youaregoingtolovethis]

Good tip about checking the alternator as well. For the door switch I use a short flat piece of wood and some c clamps with rubber face so no damage to car. I clamp it on the switch. No need for assistant.

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ty you just made it so easy to understand great y instruction video

[@johnavila7942]

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[@NewEnglandReptile]

Very good video, on point!

[@guymonticello4129]

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[@tman571tbone6]

My meter is reading .13 at the start

[@tman571tbone6]

electronicsNmore my meter is reading.13 at the start

[@JT-SE-OHIO]

Thanks for the info. Years ago I used a 12V test light. Pull the negative terminal and put the test light between the battery and the terminal and if it light up there was a short. Pull one fuse at a time and when you got to the problem circuit the light would go out.

[@electronicsNmore]

That was an old method that many used for decades, and still do.

[@Dena777]

outstanding video

[@penehafomululu2550]

😲😲😲Straight to the point, thank you this helped me understand my notes better

[@henrymcjunkin858]

Very good been doing it that way for years it works promise ya

[@lacyfurmage8846]

My Belva amp is drawing A LITTLE power when key is off, THE REMOTE WIRE From Pioneer Stereo IS CONNECTED RIGHT. When the key is off, the little green light on the amp and the remote bass control knob both shut down. I got 3 cars with amp/sub kits I installed, I seen one site that said that drain is common with some low budget crap. It's not sucking major juice, just a little when it should not be using any power at all when it's shut down.

[@skabands]

If I had a bad regulator, would the battery light be on? Great video by the way!!

[@m0rce1]

Thank you for this explanation

[@FRANKSBESEK]

Just downright plain and simple technical information on HOW TO. You are to be commended. This was totally enjoyable. Thanks a lot. Have a great day.

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[@bobo5150]

Best video description on parasitic draw.

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[@drjasonhill]

This is a great source of information.

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[@drjasonhill]

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[@twig3288]

Intead of pressing the button to disable the courtesy light you could set the courtesy light to off or remove the bulb or remove the fuse.

[@gm3mtm]

I read below you got negative comments? From this video? Wow! Thanks....great video!

[@electronicsNmore]

It's YT, there will always be Trolls, haters, and other people that find something wrong. Thanks for watching!

[@DGinNC]

Some cars take up to 20 minutes to go back into sleep mode. There's a rig you can make that will allow you to disconnect the battery after it's been connected to wait the appropriate time and switch to your meter. Keep in mind any doors remaining open, including the hood can inhibit this process and leave the vehicles computer systems awake. This will drawing more amperage and give a false indicator of excessive draw.

[@has4896]

OMG.OMG salute your hard work sir 😎💥💥💥💥💥👏👏👏👏👏

[@BurkaLifter]

Great Video !!! You ever heard of a faulty O2 sensor causing parasitic draw? 2008 Honda Civic , wide band B1S1 I think B1S2 might be narrow band

[@Toriel64]

Very clean and straight to the point. Great video!

[@electronicsNmore]

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[@rakeshpathak8053]

My issue was glove compartment was staying on I figured out with my phone I made video inside the glove compartment with closed glove compartment and video showed me light stay all time due to old car and old glove compartment door was not pressing switch Thanks

[@Person.555]

Thank you for the door trick. I definitely would have forgot to do that lol

[@jameswoodsist]

this is a fantastic video and should be standard in any automotive class. very clear and direct instruction, straight to the point. excellent job.

[@johnkapel2128]

I basically had the same problem with my battery. Last month when I was on my way to the store, my car died so I got my multimeter out and I checked the voltage on the battery and it was 9.7378 Volts so I thought “what the heck is going on with this battery”, the next thing I knew I seen some smoke coming from the tips of the battery terminals. I was suspicious on what was going on and I couldn't believe it because this battery was only barely 16 years old which I consider fairly new in today's society, so basically what I want to do is try to clean up the battery with some soap and salt solution and then I might put it on the charger for two or three minutes at a high current rate just to see if it will hold a charge. I'm not sure if that's going to help the battery or not but one thing's for certain before I go out and buy a new battery, I'm definitely going to try these two methods that I suggested. Now on the other hand I could swap the battery out with one from my 1962 Chevy Tahoe but I'm not sure that my old lady would let me do that, so basically what I need to do is first, I'm going to check all the air in the tires before I monkey around with the battery. Then I'm probably going to run a few errands around town down and the next thing I want to do is get some paint and paint the battery terminals because I don't think they look very good without the neon yellow color look on them. If all goes well, I am planning to do a few other things to the terminals. Next after that chore, is get some of that distilled water and pour on the outside of the battery to try to clean up a lot of the dirt and dust its accumulated over all these years. If I have time what I'll do after that it's try to clean both sides of the mirrors on my 1965 Ford Bronco because I've noticed while I was driving that it's hard to see what kind of traffic is coming up behind me. I was having a problem with the battery when I put the headlights on low beam and then when I tried to switch the high-beam I noticed that the voltage excursions were jumping around so I went out and I bought another set of test leads to use on my digital multimeter and there was no difference at all, so I think I may borrow my friend Tony Jones's multimeter just to check those voltage excursions to see if that is normal. Nobody really explained to me how to test a DC voltage excursions when the battery is not in its prime. I am all on my own doing this. A lot of people have contacting me and they said that they've had that problem once or twice and maybe even three times in their lifetime with their batteries but they did something totally different. What they did was loosen the terminals first then they carefully remove the battery and hoisted it out to get rid of all the debris and dirt that's accumulated after all these years then they put it on a slow charge which I believe they told me was 32 milliamps for 6 days, 3 hours and 54 seconds. Next they took the battery caps off and added some distilled water, which they claimed that they bought it at their local Walmart store. I think, if I can remember correctly, they said it was .99 cents plus the sales tax. Can you believe that just 99cents? That's a real good price for one full gallon of distilled water. Speaking of water, yesterday I helped my neighbor that lives to the right side of my house, fill their swimming pool for the new season. It literally took 7 hours to fill. I am not sure how many gallons it is. I have met people in my lifetime that had no idea that there were 4 quarts of water in a gallon jug. They just assumed it was a gallon only. I am not really good at math but I do have a calculator on my cell phone. Speaking of math, it takes me back to grade 11 in high school when my teacher, Mr. Lowry gave us a sneak quiz on algebra. I failed it because I didn't understand what that was all about. I spent most of my high school time stoned and kinda out of it. Some of my classmates were very good at math, and it even showed when they got their report cards. I may have gotten of the path of whatever we were initially talking about. I think it had something to do with blue cheese. No, I remember now, it was car batteries. I never could figure out why they put car batteries in the front of the vehicle and not inside the vehicle. It would be so much easier to work on them, especially in the rain, if they were inside the vehicle. Doesn't that make more sense to you too? Well anyhow, batteries are pretty heavy for their size and some people can't lift them very good. I had a fried, Tony Smith who had asthma and once he tried to lift out his car battery, and sneezed, and the battery fell out of his hands and landed on his right baby toe. It broke the small bones in that toe of his. I called his mothers step daughter Ann but she was not home. So I then called his brothers uncle Fred and told him about what just happened to Tony's toe. He seamed like he was drunk and started laughing at me and said “I don't care about that Bast#$ds toe”. I got mad and hung up on him immediately. From that day on, I never spoke to Tony's brother's uncle Fred. I never really liked him in the first place bacause when Tony and I were 13 years old, we were at a softball game and Fred walked over to us and farted right in our faces. That was not very nice of that old pervert. I heard some stories about him when he was about 20 years old that would make you cringe if you heard them, but I can't get into that right now because I have to finish up my posting here on you tube. I hope I have given you folks some good advice on having some of your problems solved in a timely manner. I like to help out when I can if it is at all possible. I am out for 3 more hours so I want to go now and get a hot dog and a bottle of grape soda. I need to look around for a ride so I can get back to my padded room at the Sinclair Insane Asylum. I hope Dr. Dilbert will not be mad at me for sneaking out....

[@Comoestas586]

Awesome video! I suspect my alternator is draining the battery. I did your test and it read the voltage of the battery! Instead of .05 it was 12.5

[@electronicsNmore]

Thanks. Sounds like your meter wasn't set to measure current. Check out my newer video on this below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnO5npWPd92Ar9E

[@radoslavnashev8345]

Great video !Just wonder why my meter doesn't read any amps/miliamps....

[@SoCBrain]

Very clear and informative, thank you!. I already check the battery and is good, also the alternator is good, now I'll check the fuse box.

[@electronicsNmore]

Good luck!

[@PetrolheadAEHG]

Thank you so much, your video it helped me a lot! 👍 Found the problem in my car

[@electronicsNmore]

You're welcome Andres! Be sure to look over my "Auto & Mechanical" video playlist below and most importantly share my channel with many others. Thanks for watching kzbin.info/www/bejne/np_HaINthMSpe7M

[@walterdavis8085]

When pulling the fuses out. What’s a good reading to know they are good and what’s the reading for basic ones.

[@zippot1197]

i am realy new to this and I need a clearer view of the multimeter settings and which probe to use in which hole in the multimeter ,hope this makes sense

[@bonniecarmack9589]

Great video, best I have seen and better instructions! Thanks

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[@jamesbarton2681]

great video. i'm assuming there was no drain on this battery. i would have liked to have seen this done on a battery that had a parasitic drain on it. If there was a drain would the read out numbers been higher than the 0.02? would they be constant or would the numbers drop? If there was numbers, i'm assuming they would go away when you pull the fuse from the circuit that is causing the drain.

[@electronicsNmore]

More modern cars can be around 50mA, older cars should be closer to 20mA. If the drain is constant, then you'd see the steady load displayed on the meter. Thanks for watching!

[@Mista808]

I had an issue where my radio would STAY ON even after removing the key from the ignition. This ended up draining the battery completely dead. I wasn't sure what to do since I'm not much of a car guy so I got on google and did some searches. At first I found people saying this issue is caused by a faulty ignition switch. After more research however I heard others saying their radio was the issue and once replacing their factory radio everything was fixed. With me already wanting to upgrade the factory radio I did just that. However, I couldn't take it to the audio shop to have it installed because to my surprise trying to get my car jump started didn't work. At that point I'm assuming dead battery. I then go and purchase a new battery and install it but NOW the key fob is no longer programmed with the car. I can't unlock/lock the car with the key fob anymore. Of course I did some more research on that and no one seemed to be on the same page as far as the for sure answer on how to re-program our key fobs with our car. These were the steps that I tried several times without any luck. -Press and hold unlock button on key fob. -Put key in door and lock the door. (unlock button still pressed) -Then unlock the door with key (unlock button still pressed and flashing) -Then get into the car (unlock button still pressed and flashing) -Put key in ignition and turn to step 2/accessories (unlock button still pressed and flashing) -Wait 5 seconds (unlock button still pressed and flashing) -Turn key back to 1 and remove from ignition -Release the unlock button on fob that was held down this entire process. -Press unlock/lock and key should be programmed. This didn't work for me at all. I even tried doing this with my secondary key fob. These fobs both flash so the batteries seem to be working perfectly fine in them. With that said. This whole issue started with the radio staying on and continuing the play and it killed my battery. After replacing the battery though I noticed something odd. Despite having a brand new battery in the car some things weren't working that I'd expect to work just fine with a new battery. -Horn -Power Windows -Blank screen (the digital screen in dash that shows info such as "PUT FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL TO START" etc. -Nothing happens when turning key. -Radio stays on and continues to drain battery. However, the dome lights work fine, the head lights shine bright, the electric seats work fine and the radio come on (and unfortunately continues to stay on still). I just thought it was weird that the horn and power windows aren't working with a brand new battery. This lead me to believe that perhaps my Anti Theft System thinks that I'm not using the actual key for the car. Basically treating me like I'm trying to steal my own car. Because I do know the horn/windows and starting the vehicle are ALL tied into the Anti Theft System correct? I'm almost wondering if I can simply get this damn key fob programmed again that MAYBE the car will finally start and everything will be back to normal? I obviously have no idea what to even do next.