Battery drainage

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Asked by arclarke93 May 02, 2018 at 04:28 PM about the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 02 Chevy trailblazer, I've rebuilt the
alternator and changed the battery but my truck is
steady needing a boost to start. What could be
draining my battery like this?

7 Answers

11,215

Your diodes in the rectifier could be bad, that will drain it when your TB is in the off position. Will show up good and pass any tests done by autoparts stores. With a volt meter put your meter on Volts AC, yes AC. If you see anything more than say .145 volts, that could be your problem. OR with the alternator out using the diode tester on meter, negative lead to the positive post on alternator, and positive meter lead to metal shell, should be around .505 Battery should be charging at around 14.5V DC with engine running, and around 12+ off.

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11,215

If your drain is happening when your engine is off...You really should check for parasitic draw or drain. You'll need a meter, to narrow down where the drain is happening. Could be a # of places.

11,215

On a side note, I just had a brand new alternator out of box fail. Diodes were pumping too many AC volts into the system. Called Ripple

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Ok now I have another problem my trailblazer did not want to turn off, it kept returning on and now the starter burned up. I had to remove a fuse to make it cut off

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11,215

Oh boy, my friend, I think it's time to bring it to a professional. We've gone over the cheap and easy stuff first. That starter is a real PIA to even get to.

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