Help re charging problems

Feb 08, 2005 3 Replies
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Hi Gang:



I just put a brand new HD battery in my 89 Cherokee LTD a few weeks ago.



I found the battery completely dead last night (Monday) after a long drive on the highway on Sunday. I may have left the interior lights on - I probably left them on - I can't remember and I didn't notice where the switch was set last night when I found the battery was dead.



Seems kind of odd to me that leaving the interior lights on would drain a brand new battery in about 24 hours. I'm sure I've left the interior lights on before without draining the battery that quickly.



I'm thinking that maybe I have another problem (like a faulty rectifier or ???). I'll check the drain tonight when I get home, but I was just wondering if there are known problems with an 89 vintage Cherokee that would cause this behaviour.



Thanks for any advice.


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On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:42:00 -0800 in , "Cherokee Boy" graced the world with this thought:

you're best to check, since that was the last thing you worked on, but I had a Die Hard go down in about 12 hours because some dumbass left my dome light on when he got his cigarettes out of the car. It wasn't new, but still, it was only 12 hours.

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A dome light can and will drain a battery faster if you live where the winter is white and cold. As for a volt meter, a battery can still read 12V's but not crank the engine (however the interior lights may still work). Steve

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