Flat Bat

[Guest peter2b2002]

Hi all ,got a funny prob i've got most of the electics done ,bar o/s head light , and my battery goes flat after a couple of days, i've disconnected all the fuses and relays only to find it's the alternator, there is a small drain through it of about 1ma any one ant ideas as to why??

cheers pete

[Guest daveg]

Pete

 

This sounds like the diodes/voltage regulator have gone south

 

To prove it...disconnect the cable to the alternator.

 

Dave

[Guest TerryBarry]

I've seen a similar problem

Turned out to be a whisker of wire in the alternator plug effectively connecting warning light connection to main feed.

Terry