Battery ?

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If my T190 sits for a few days the battery is week and wont start the machine. Once I jump start it and run it it will crank fine. I had the battery tested and they said it was fine. Could something be drawing the battery down when it's off and how could I test to find out?
 

calypso428

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Do you have any aftermarket accessories installed ? Like strobe light, fog lights, radio etc ?
 

Tazza

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Even a bad alternator could cause power drain.
Try disconnecting the +ve cable from the alternator while shut off, tap the cable to the bolt on the alternator and look for a spark, if it is, there is your power drain.
If not, you can hook up an amp meter bwtween a battery post and the battery lug. You can then remove fuses till the power drain is gone, then trace it from there to see what is pulling the power.
 
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