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  1. J

    Parasitic draw

    I haven't looked at this for a while, so sorry about the delayed response. I picked up a hydrometer and checked my battery. It read all the cells in the red, so I will be replacing the battery. Interesting observation: the cells got progressively worse closer to the negative terminal.
  2. J

    Parasitic draw

    CCA is 750. I took a more careful look with the multimeter and found 12.1 V across the terminals with the key off and 14.4 V with the key on, so the "dead cell" theory sounds tempting. Sorry for the bad intel earlier. My memory is good, but it sure is short! I checked the draw again with...
  3. J

    Parasitic draw

    Thanks for the input, guys. I will check my running voltage and rated CCA tonight and update the thread. I don't know how old the battery is. I have only had the jeep for about a year and I did not ask the previous owner about the battery. I did not use a kit for wiring the 7-pin. I...
  4. J

    Parasitic draw

    Hi all, Looking for some help here. I installed a 7-pin trailer hookup on my 2004 Liberty. Since then, my battery went dead over five days without driving. I got the "click click click" for my solenoid. I expect to be able to go more than five days on a good battery. I am getting close to...
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