From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Mon Aug 16 2004 - 21:14:49 PDT
As mentioned before, 80 ma is trivial. A battery with a damp top surface has
more leakage. 80 ma is .08 amp. Yes, if you don't plan to start the truck
more often than once every 6 months, it could be a problem, but in that
case, more drastic destructive forces ( such as sulfation) are at work, just
from disuse. apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "everette" <194cbteng@bellsouth.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] M35... Electrical system leakage...
> any drain is too much - unless vehicle is driven every day to recharge
> battery -- still it is not a good thing for eventually you will be
stranded.
>
> I do not know where it came from or where to get one - nor even what it
is
> called, but on the dash of one of the trucks we have (M35) there is a
switch
> that looks like ignition switch but in reality it disconnects battery
> ground.
>
> Another way to check for voltage usage when switch is off, take 24V test
> light, clip onto ground cable after it is disconnected from battery, touch
> pointed end to ground post if drainage is taking place the bulb in test
> light will light up -
>
> Also I have been told that some drainage can take place if top of battery
is
> dirty??
>
>
> Everette
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex" <alex@glx.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 9:47 PM
> Subject: [MV] M35... Electrical system leakage...
>
>
> So like a good boy, I keep taking the ground terminal off the battery
> set when I'm not around and/or not going to be working on the truck.
> When I go to put it on, I see a small spark. I remember reading on the
> list a while back about someone doing the same and thinking it was due
> to a discharged capacitor somewhere
>
>
>
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