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Old 12-08-2012, 08:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
JoeG
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Hey J-Ro,
It sounds like somewhere on your batteries ground cabling you have a short/contact to the chassis . I would start by removing the negative cable on your pack and see what a volt meter reads bettween the chassis and the most positive terminal on your pack. It should be zero. If it isn't zero then somewhere in your pack you have a ground issue. If you have a lead acid pack, it could be an acid and dirt film causing a surface short to the frame. You can find the cell that is shorting to the frame by testing from the battery terminals to chassis ground and when the voltage reading is zero you found the area of the short. If the voltmeter reads zero when you disconnect the negitive battery cable, then you just have work down the line disconnecting things until you find thing that is grounding out.
Hope this helps,
Joe
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