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torcherokee · 04-25-2007, 06:04 AM

help!!!!! 88 cherokee 4.0 180 amp alt I have a 12v 5amp draw with the key off have pulled all the fuses and no change also pulled all of the relays no change! any body got any ideas no accesorys are on!

vetteboy79 · 04-25-2007, 06:28 AM

You must have the factory rust-prevention option. It passes a small current through the unibody frame, and uses electrolysis to keep rust from forming on the main structural pieces.

5 amps seems like kind of a high draw for that option though, sometimes if rust does start to form it'll create a short in some spots and cause that to happen. If that's the case you'll have to remove all the rust in order to get rid of the short circuit condition. That should reduce the current draw down to a more manageable 500-750 mA.

jeepnzj · 04-25-2007, 09:56 AM

GHOST

torcherokee · 04-26-2007, 05:26 AM

thanks for the help!

actionpaintball · 04-26-2007, 05:44 AM

Goats in the machine?

Use an ampmeter inline and see what wires are drawing the current

87manche · 04-26-2007, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by actionpaintball

Goatse in the machine?

Use an ampmeter inline and see what wires are drawing the current

the man is correct.
try learning some basic fucking electrical before asking for help.
amazing what you'll find in these things called books nowadays

torcherokee · 05-01-2007, 02:06 PM

this is for xjkevin listen you ignorent shit if you dont have anything to say that is not an insult then stayoff my thread and i do have skills i am the one who built the 180 amp alt you dick!

but u didnt say what your qualifications are did u buttplug!

jeepnzj · 05-01-2007, 02:58 PM

Im not the one who talked the shit, i guess you cant read either, im the one who corrected your spelling you dicklicker

your prob, in the wrong place if this

makes you mad

04-25-2007, 06:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
torcherokee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Member # 90126 Posts: 3	ghoast in the machine!!!! help!!!!! 88 cherokee 4.0 180 amp alt I have a 12v 5amp draw with the key off have pulled all the fuses and no change also pulled all of the relays no change! any body got any ideas no accesorys are on!

04-25-2007, 06:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
vetteboy79 Pigs Fly Join Date: Jun 2004 Member # 31621 Location: Morganville, NJ Posts: 5,733	You must have the factory rust-prevention option. It passes a small current through the unibody frame, and uses electrolysis to keep rust from forming on the main structural pieces. 5 amps seems like kind of a high draw for that option though, sometimes if rust does start to form it'll create a short in some spots and cause that to happen. If that's the case you'll have to remove all the rust in order to get rid of the short circuit condition. That should reduce the current draw down to a more manageable 500-750 mA. __________________ '94 XJ RIP, time to move on New East Coast TTB racer in the works, trimmin' the fat... Flying Pig Racing #512 Last edited by vetteboy79; 04-25-2007 at 06:29 AM.

04-25-2007, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
jeepnzj Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Member # 62094 Location: yucaipa ca. Posts: 149	GHOST __________________ AKA xjkevin XJ, 60/14bolt,,doulbler, linked, chopped, 39 crawlers....

05-01-2007, 02:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
torcherokee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Member # 90126 Posts: 3	thanks for the help!!!! this is for xjkevin listen you ignorent shit if you dont have anything to say that is not an insult then stayoff my thread and i do have skills i am the one who built the 180 amp alt you dick! but u didnt say what your qualifications are did u buttplug!

05-01-2007, 02:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
jeepnzj Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Member # 62094 Location: yucaipa ca. Posts: 149	Im not the one who talked the shit, i guess you cant read either, im the one who corrected your spelling you dicklickeryour prob, in the wrong place if thismakes you mad __________________ AKA xjkevin XJ, 60/14bolt,,doulbler, linked, chopped, 39 crawlers.... Last edited by jeepnzj; 05-01-2007 at 03:05 PM.

04-26-2007, 05:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
torcherokee Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Member # 90126 Posts: 3	thanks for the help!

04-26-2007, 05:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
actionpaintball Dabbler Join Date: Apr 2004 Member # 29562 Location: Hayes Va 23072 Posts: 1,186	Goats in the machine? Use an ampmeter inline and see what wires are drawing the current

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