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post May 22, 2014 - 9:50 AM
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yellowchinaman



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At first I thought my battery wasnt holding its charge. But with my new setup I found out with a multi meter that power is dropping as soon as the engine is off.
I did a parasitic drain test and discovered that by dis connecting my alternator, it stopped dropping!!!
WTF????
Can somone pls explain as to how its possible my alternator is draining power when off?

This post has been edited by yellowchinaman: May 22, 2014 - 12:07 PM

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- yellowchinaman   parasitic drain by Alternator   May 22, 2014 - 9:50 AM
- - Bitter   How much is it pulling?   May 22, 2014 - 12:14 PM
|- - yellowchinaman   QUOTE (Bitter @ May 22, 2014 - 1:14 ...   May 22, 2014 - 2:49 PM
- - The_enD   Are you sure you posted the right video, because t...   May 22, 2014 - 3:39 PM
- - Special_Edy   The battery voltage is dropping? The battery usual...   May 22, 2014 - 4:44 PM
- - Bitter   It could be a bad diode in the alternator, but as ...   May 22, 2014 - 8:10 PM
- - Bitter   Got it fixed?   Jun 5, 2014 - 12:36 PM
- - yellowchinaman   No. Ive been putting it off. I think its what you ...   Jun 10, 2014 - 1:53 PM
- - Bitter   Denso alternators are pretty easily rebuilt, you c...   Jun 11, 2014 - 7:41 AM
- - Special_Edy   The diodes rectify alternating current into direct...   Jun 11, 2014 - 11:07 AM
- - Bitter   Yep, that's a good test. I don't know if t...   Jun 11, 2014 - 9:54 PM
- - yellowchinaman   So does anyone know how I can fix the diode proble...   Jun 13, 2014 - 5:35 PM
- - Bitter   https://www.google.com/search?q=toyota+alte...22...   Jun 14, 2014 - 9:41 AM
- - Special_Edy   Yes do a real test. Parasitic drain test or altern...   Jun 14, 2014 - 8:37 PM
- - Bitter   I'm wondering if he was just seeing his cap/li...   Jun 14, 2014 - 8:59 PM
|- - Special_Edy   QUOTE (Bitter @ Jun 14, 2014 - 9:59 ...   Jun 15, 2014 - 2:10 PM
- - yellowchinaman   Its not the lithium and caps. I did the test befor...   Jun 20, 2014 - 12:02 PM
- - Bitter   I located the battery he's using, it's onl...   Aug 24, 2014 - 7:30 PM
- - yellowchinaman   I dont depend on the battery to start the car sinc...   Aug 25, 2014 - 2:16 PM
- - Bitter   Caps have to draw off something don't they? Th...   Aug 25, 2014 - 6:12 PM


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