Jeep battery dead after towing
We flat tow our 2014 Jeep Wrangler and have for years. The last two times we towed, we couldn't start the Jeep without a jump. After the first time I took it to the Jeep dealer and had the battery, al...
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Just a suggestion, I would do a parasitic amp draw test on the toad by itself then do it hooked up to the MH.
It’s a pretty easy test to do. Buy a cheap multimeter with (auto-ranging is easiest to understand) with an amp port, you can get one from Amazon for under $25.00. Then hook your meter in series with the negative side of the battery to measure for amperage. Not in parallel with the battery to measure for voltage. Set you meter accordingly. Take a look at this youtube video and he goes through the process on what you need to do. Also take a look at this video you want to be careful with the meter leads when you are done measuring amps put you test leads back in the voltage ports so you don’t cause another problem which he explains. You can get the amp prob he suggests, or not, you just need to take some care when performing the process.
Start out with the toad unhooked everything powered down and in a condition where you know the battery doesn’t get drained. So you should see a normal current draw. Then hook up to the MH and see at point your current draw ramps up. Then start disconnecting things or pulling fuse until you zero on what is causing the draw and back track that circuit to see if you can find the issue. You might be able to get a fix on what is happening relatively inexpensively.
If nothing else once you change something (cable, ect)you won't be shooting in the dark so much. You should see some change is amp draw.
Bob
It’s a pretty easy test to do. Buy a cheap multimeter with (auto-ranging is easiest to understand) with an amp port, you can get one from Amazon for under $25.00. Then hook your meter in series with the negative side of the battery to measure for amperage. Not in parallel with the battery to measure for voltage. Set you meter accordingly. Take a look at this youtube video and he goes through the process on what you need to do. Also take a look at this video you want to be careful with the meter leads when you are done measuring amps put you test leads back in the voltage ports so you don’t cause another problem which he explains. You can get the amp prob he suggests, or not, you just need to take some care when performing the process.
Start out with the toad unhooked everything powered down and in a condition where you know the battery doesn’t get drained. So you should see a normal current draw. Then hook up to the MH and see at point your current draw ramps up. Then start disconnecting things or pulling fuse until you zero on what is causing the draw and back track that circuit to see if you can find the issue. You might be able to get a fix on what is happening relatively inexpensively.
If nothing else once you change something (cable, ect)you won't be shooting in the dark so much. You should see some change is amp draw.
Bob
