Well, i have been having problems with my battery going dead after it sits. If you remeber i posted about it along time ago. Well, with my work habits (USMC Infantry) i just finally got around to really looking for my problem.
I went and hooked up a test light in the system and started to pull fuses and wires to find my draw. Well, wouldn't you know that the draw was coming from my voltage gauge. I fixed that issue and created another or just highlighted this issue. It seems that my gauge likes to read around 11-12.5 for some reason. I took it to Autozone to get it tested and this is what i found out. The alt was putting out 174 amps and around 13.75-14.3 volts. So it looks like the alt is good. Then they tested the battery and it looks like it is good. But, i have my doubts about the Optima Red Top battery. I have read that alot of poeple are on the 4th and even 6th battery. I am actually on my 3rd on myself.
I am wondering if my battery is really junk or my gauge is bad. I am going to get another gauge and mount it and see what it reads. If it reads the same then i am stumped. If not then i am going to swap out the battery. I am just tired of driving around not knowing if it is going to start for me. I have been carrying my jumper cables with my just in case. Well, what do you all think about it? ](*,)
Eric
I went and hooked up a test light in the system and started to pull fuses and wires to find my draw. Well, wouldn't you know that the draw was coming from my voltage gauge. I fixed that issue and created another or just highlighted this issue. It seems that my gauge likes to read around 11-12.5 for some reason. I took it to Autozone to get it tested and this is what i found out. The alt was putting out 174 amps and around 13.75-14.3 volts. So it looks like the alt is good. Then they tested the battery and it looks like it is good. But, i have my doubts about the Optima Red Top battery. I have read that alot of poeple are on the 4th and even 6th battery. I am actually on my 3rd on myself.
I am wondering if my battery is really junk or my gauge is bad. I am going to get another gauge and mount it and see what it reads. If it reads the same then i am stumped. If not then i am going to swap out the battery. I am just tired of driving around not knowing if it is going to start for me. I have been carrying my jumper cables with my just in case. Well, what do you all think about it? ](*,)
Eric