Yes, I agree with part of your answer but you have the decimal point off or the wrong measurement value. Don’t think standard meter will read that low. 40ma or .040A
Battery slowly loses charge. Alternator at 13.4 volts.
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Yes, I agree with part of your answer but you have the decimal point off or the wrong measurement value. Don’t think standard meter will read that low. 40ma or .040A
There's 40 milliamps and then there's .040 amps. 040MA would be .000040 amps.
I tried it and .04ma produced the same .00004 (.000040) amps as I did above, it's working correctly.
I removed my posts. The way I wrote it was incorrect. My bad.
OP
I knew what you meant.
So I went to another AutoZone, where another handheld tester said good. Would you believe the guy didn’t want to hold that switch down for fifteen seconds?? I pretty much had to MAKE him do it. Then he all but said “I told you so” when it tested good again. Sigh …
Then I was off to Batteries Plus, where another handheld meter said good. I let him check the alternator just for fun, and the tester said the alt was good but showed “voltage regulator failure”.
My searches here tell me that diagnosis may or may not be accurate. I could have a bad ground somewhere?
Anyway, that’s where I’m at right now. Gonna pick up a meter that reads milliamps while I’m here in town.
When I say slowly, I mean the battery loses about a tenth of a volt per day, maybe a little more. After a week it is down to 12.5.
Looks like you have a good battery and charging system. I fail to see the issue.
Looks like you have a good battery and charging system. I fail to see the issue.
I knew what you meant.
So I went to another AutoZone, where another handheld tester said good. Would you believe the guy didn’t want to hold that switch down for fifteen seconds?? I pretty much had to MAKE him do it. Then he all but said “I told you so” when it tested good again. Sigh …
Then I was off to Batteries Plus, where another handheld meter said good. I let him check the alternator just for fun, and the tester said the alt was good but showed “voltage regulator failure”.
My searches here tell me that diagnosis may or may not be accurate. I could have a bad ground somewhere?
Anyway, that’s where I’m at right now. Gonna pick up a meter that reads milliamps while I’m here in town.
Cool. I removed my posts and stated I was wrong to keep your thread less cluttered and on track.
Sounds like you'll find your amperage draw soon.
Keep the TJ'S on the road.
JKP
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I knew what you meant.
So I went to another AutoZone, where another handheld tester said good. Would you believe the guy didn’t want to hold that switch down for fifteen seconds?? I pretty much had to MAKE him do it. Then he all but said “I told you so” when it tested good again. Sigh …
Then I was off to Batteries Plus, where another handheld meter said good. I let him check the alternator just for fun, and the tester said the alt was good but showed “voltage regulator failure”.
My searches here tell me that diagnosis may or may not be accurate. I could have a bad ground somewhere?
Anyway, that’s where I’m at right now. Gonna pick up a meter that reads milliamps while I’m here in town.
The regulator is in the PCM and 13.5V or so is where my 06 runs.