"Scott" wrote in message
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thank you


Just to be sure there's no confusion, you will need to remove one lead from
the battery, doesn't matter which one. Then set the multimeter on its
highest amp range and hook one meter lead to the battery terminal and the
other to the wire you removed. With master off the meter should read zero.
Switch to the lower current ranges and the reading should still be zero.

Don't have an ammeter (some cheaper multimeters don't), no problem. Just
hook a resistor (a car tail lamp bulb will do) between the battery terminal
and the wire you removed from that terminal. Set the meter to read DC
voltage and hook one lead to the battery terminal and the other to the wire
(this would be in parallel with the resister or bulb). There should be no
voltage drop across the resister and thus the meter should read zero volts.

If you get the desired zero reading, then the battery voltage is dropping
for another, perhaps more likely, reason. Sealed lead acid batteries of the
type normally used in gliders, have a life expectancy of no more than 5
years. They lose capacity as they age. If your battery isn't holding a
charge, then perhaps it's time to replace the battery?

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bumper - ZZ
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