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    battery drain help needed

    I have a 2004 Peugeot Boxer van, converted professionally in 2014 to a very high standard by the previous owner. I have a major issue with battery drain. The battery power decreases over about 3/4 days to a point where there is not enough charge to turn over the engine. So far, I have replaced...
  2. polo1

    Wet pants catastrophe

    Ok, so I've been asked to check a possibly faulty lower immersion element. Sure enough, it's gubbed. Fortunately I had a spare the correct size in the van. Drain down a massive cylinder, but can't get the element shifted. Not insured for hot works, so ask the letting agents to organise a...
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    Bonding of drain cover in tanked basement

    Doing some work on a building with a tanked basement. In one corner there is a drain cover that is an extraneous conductive part so I need to attach a bonding conductor. I was thinking of something I could bolt on to the rim (about 5cm wide) that wouldn't interfere with taking the cover off...
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    something is sucking my battery down!!!!

    Someone please help,i have a 99 f150 4.6 v8 and my guages went crazy one day,my lights Went dim and then my truck died.so i thought is was alternator,i was wrong but i put a new alternator and new battery On it anyways.(thank god for warrantys)something is still drianing my battery.i pulled...
    • jaysmooth77
    • Thread
    • alternator battery drain issues something starter
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
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    Odd battery drain problem.

    Hello I have a very perculier problem that has been bugging me literaly years. Back story, I'll try and be as quik as possible: I have an Audi 44 B5, which, after a couple of years suddenly started with a battery drain problem. Neither I nor the garage could find any problem with a...
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    Battery drain on bmw 545i

    Hi all After a few hours my car will drain the battery up to the point it will not start the car, and over night will completely kill it. I have changed the battery for a brand new 110ah and still the same. Had the alternator checked and was deemed to be charging the battery correctly. Its...
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    Audi battery intermittent drain

    Audi A6 – 2007 Since I bought the car 2.5 years ago at a main Audi dealership it’s had an intermittent battery drain which I’ve tried all sorts to trace. It’s getting steadily worse and none of the ‘standard’ techniques have traced it yet, mostly due to the intermittency of the fault. The...
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    Residual current drain from a leisure battery

    Hi Guys. I have a problem that's driving me nuts. I have a '96 lwb transit camper and am in Spain at the moment. I bought a 50W solar panel and new leisure battery, 96aH I think, both brand new. I also bought a new 15W regulator to control it all. I'm no electrician but I know enough to wire...
    • elaine2303
    • Thread
    • batteries battery charge current drain leisure leisure battery panel power solar
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
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    Curent drain

    My car battery will go flat, if I leave it connected, within 2 days. If I remove the positive cable from the battery and reconnect after x amount of days it starts no problem. When I put my multimeter in series it shows a drain of 0.11 amps. When I remove the fuses one at a time the only time...
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    Battery drain and related question

    1. What would caus sparks whenever I touch the terminals with a spanner when battery is connected? Is it sign of a short? 2. Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.5 CRD drains battery flat over 2 days. When I switch off ignition and pull key out, the trip computer stays lit even after closing and l8cking...
    • darkchild101
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    • battery current drain question related tester
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
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    Unexplained Battery Drain: Ford S-Max

    I've just had my first encounter with unexplained battery drain on a 2010 reg S-Max (2L Petrol Turbo). Car was last used on a Thursday afternoon, and battery was dead by Sunday morning, registering just under 6V on a meter. The lights were not left switched or left on overnight. The AA came...
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    Vacuum pump rating for drain sucker

    Evening Gents, I have been tasked with designing an electrical system that will suck water from drains about 3 metres down.does anyone know of a vacuum pump that will do the job, that operates at either 24V DC or 48V DC. Thanks Sparky 63
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    How much power would a smart phone drain fr a 12 volt 150 amp/h battery when charging

    Hello I wonder if you could help.. here is our problem/ question. How much power would a modern smart phone drain from a 12volt, for example a 150 amp hour battery. From flat phone battery to full phone battery. If we wanted to charge 400+ phones How would we work out how many batteries are...
    • David Hyde
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    • battery charging drain phone power smart volt volts when
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Auto Electrician Forum
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    Drain on battery

    I have a Renault Megan Authentique 1.4 petrol 52 reg. it is used Mon-Thurs for work. I find that come Mon mornings the battery seems flat & wont start unless I use a jump start. I have changed the battery but to no avail. I am told there is a leak or load on the battery which runs down over 3 -...
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    Outside junction Boxes, switches

    Hi all Is it ok to fit conduit into the top knockout of an outside...
    • WolvesJon
    • Thread
    • always boxes can't drain drill junction outside switch switches water
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Internal to External PVC Conduit

    Hi all, Some help is required, I am currently trying to run network + 12v cable out to my dog kennels (for cctv cameras) and have a slight problem working out how the conduit should be installed correctly. The run is only short but the cables must exit mid way up and in the middle of an...
    • Jamesj
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    • boxes conduit drain electricians' talk expansion external fitting internal junction pvc
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Socket behind washing machine near drain pipe blown fuse

    Hi, I have a socket behind a washing machine near the the open washing machine drain stand pipe. I am guessing that the pipe was blocked and the water overflowed and leaked onto the socket and blew the fuse. The machine is new so I contacted the landlord who sent an electrician around, he...
    • MrTenant
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    • behind blown drain electricians' talk fuse machine pipe socket washing
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Using 4" drain pipe clamps to run twin in.

    I was just wondering if anyone had been made to use 4" drain pipe clips to run t+e in. I've been rewiring a primary school recently and the firm i've been subbying to supplied 400 pipe clips instead of any other form of containment. The clips are fixed to timber joists with about 3" left...
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    Drain holes in Weatherproof Accessories?

    Hi Guys I fit a lot of IPX5 and IPX6 accessories and wonder if I should be drilling a drain hole at the spot that's usually indicated. Most have instructions that have no guidance except to say that the IP rating will be compromised if you drill a drain hole. However the instructions with a make...
    • Piratepete
    • Thread
    • accessories aus drain electricians' talk holes weatherproof
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: Australia
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    cant drain Combination cylinder to change the immersions ????

    Hi all I know im missing something here, i cant see a drain off tap or any way of doing it. I thourght i got it undone the immersion and got soaked not to metion the panic in the loft that the nice new room below was ruined. I cleaned up and made my excuses and left. I do have to go back...
    • bgec
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    • aus change cylinder drain electricians' talk
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Australia
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