taoshum
Well-known member
I came home to a dead Jeep Battery... 2008 JK. Charger had no effect. So I took the battery in and got a new one. Once installed I decided to charge it and measure the voltage. Once charged, I disconnected the charger and the voltage started dropping quickly. Then I put an ammeter in series with the battery to find out that something was drawing about 800 ma, more than 10X's what it should be. Then I used the ammeter to track down the fuse that stopped the parasitic draw...M13... has something to do with the switch/console. In the meantime, the lower right socket for 12V, the unswitched one, died... so I took the center panel off below the radio and sure nuff the red/blk wires are there but no voltage on red. BLk was a short to ground as it should be. I don't know where red goes except to say it goes into a black wrapped bundle about 1" in diameter below the radio.
I'm stymied!!! IF you have any suggestions please send them along.
thanks
G.
I'm stymied!!! IF you have any suggestions please send them along.
thanks
G.