power window relay cause battery drain??
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power window relay cause battery drain??
have had issues with my truck not starting(battery dying). i believe i have a slow draw, i have not been driving the truck regularly. was wandering if it might have something to do wiith the power window relay. my window will occasionally stop working along with the dome light if i push on the #2 relay they will work fine. would this mean a bad relay or is it a loose connection? and could it be causing my battery to drain. thanks.
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From: Under the flightpath of old ORD 22R
what power window relay ?
- There is a one touchdown relay, but this is only if you press the switch all the way to the back, and activate it, if you are at the down position or the up position it is not in the circuit.
Which fuse panel are you referring to for relay #2 ?
- passenger compartment or engine ?
How long does the truck sit before the battery is dead ?
If you charge it on a trickle charger, will it hold a charge when out of the truck ?
- You would want to remove it, or at least unhook it, charge it to full amount and take a meter reading.
Let it sit 4 hours, take another meter reading
Let it sit overnight and take another reading.
any reading under 12.5 and the battery is shot and needs to be replaced.
- This is 90% charge, and if a battery not hooked up cannot hold more than 90% overnight sitting stand alone, it is junk.
- There is a one touchdown relay, but this is only if you press the switch all the way to the back, and activate it, if you are at the down position or the up position it is not in the circuit.
Which fuse panel are you referring to for relay #2 ?
- passenger compartment or engine ?
How long does the truck sit before the battery is dead ?
If you charge it on a trickle charger, will it hold a charge when out of the truck ?
- You would want to remove it, or at least unhook it, charge it to full amount and take a meter reading.
Let it sit 4 hours, take another meter reading
Let it sit overnight and take another reading.
any reading under 12.5 and the battery is shot and needs to be replaced.
- This is 90% charge, and if a battery not hooked up cannot hold more than 90% overnight sitting stand alone, it is junk.
Last edited by SSCULLY; Nov 2, 2013 at 06:13 PM.