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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: OMEGA VXR on 03 January 2009, 14:21:02

Title: Some help needed
Post by: OMEGA VXR on 03 January 2009, 14:21:02

Just one simple question...............

Can the starter motor & alternator if faulty drain the battery while standing?

Thanks

Title: Re: Some help needed
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 03 January 2009, 14:26:10

If the circuits are left open on anything then the battery can be drained, but in my experience it is very unusual for the starter motor or alternator to do that whilst everything is turned off. ;)

All I have experienced is an alternator becoming faulty during driving and everything spookily cutting out as the battery drained all its power whilst trying to keep everything going! ::) ::)

Title: Re: Some help needed
Post by: Kevin Wood on 03 January 2009, 15:40:35

I have seen the rectifier diodes in an alternator go leaky and discharge the battery.

Kevin

Title: Re: Some help needed
Post by: RobseyMV6 on 03 January 2009, 15:50:54

2.6 we have done this but also had the problem with the alarm sounder going off at random times and got worse and worse, we think this was a short from that box under the scuttle tray, replaced and battery been ok since also alarm behaving now.