How to insert a reference to a blog in my entry?
Clifford Alarm Draining my Battery?
Hello Guest		   
  • Login
• Register…
• Start blog		   • Who, Where, When
• What can I do?
• What to Read?		   • Polls
• Avatars
• Interests		   • Cities and Countries
• Random blog
• Users search		   • Search
• Games
• Tests
• CarGuru		   • Сообщества
• Talxy Chat
• Horoscope
• Online		  
Зарегистрируйся!
CarGuru > Technology > Clifford Alarm Draining my Battery? 20 January 2005 11:03:20
  Recent blog posts: 
hi!i here new
hi!i here new

who that pass a pay test but…
who that pass a pay test but positives did not come. why?

1994 mazda mx 13 stuck in third…
i have a 1994 mazda mx 13 with the 2.2L engine and automatic transmission and around 190K miles on it. a…

1995 chysler concorde stuck in…
any chance i can fix this problem

Burle!!!
Burle!!!

4e za dephizit zapisei
4e za dephizit zapisei

xaxaxa ug ne projdet!!!
xaxaxa ug ne projdet!!!

izvenite ja uxoju...XYWE.
izvenite ja uxoju... XYWE.

kuda delis' vvse moi zapisi ?
kuda delis' vvse moi zapisi ?

  Forums:   
    topic feeds

• CarGuru  all topics, blogs and comments

• Driving

• Formula-1

• Indycar

• Nascar

• Other sport

• Technology

• 4 x 4

• Volkswagen

• Mercedes

• Acura

• Alfa-romeo

• Audi

• BMW

• Chrysler

• Dodge

• Ford

• General Motors

• Jeep Willys

• Honda

• Hyundai

• Mazda

• Nissan

• Peugeot

• Pontiac

• Porsche

• Saab

• Saturn

• Toyota

• Volvo

• Buy / Sell

• Open discussion

• Anonymous
  Discuss: 
2000 Mercury Cougar
I just bought this 2000 Mercury Cougar at a used dealer ship & sorry to say have had nothin' but…

cheer Shah Rukh Khan
Mark wrote on 10 Oct 2008 11:11:06 GMT: http://narrow.dosti­i.net -- Jbilou, have a liquid…

Weird brake noise
It's my 2001 Impala, 70K. When braking, I can hear kinda "bell ring" noise, like a jack…

basic Hall-effect distributor…
Given that the basic Hall-effect distributor will require one wire for ground, a second wire for voltage…

Re: Cars are running by water?
"srividya" <mahesh.srividya62@­gmail.com> wrote in message…
  Recent forum topics: 
Chicago Speedway/Sportsman's…
http://www.chicagotr­ibune.com/sports/chi­-090105-sportsmans…

Re: RACER Magazine Issues For…
You mean they are worth something? I just tossed a bunch of mags, Racecar Engineering, On Track…

A buck?
I have a twenty in my pocket right now. Could I have gotten the team? -- - dillon I am not invalid…

2008 predictions scored
Well, since I told Mike he needed to score his pre-season predictions, I guess I'd better do mine…
  Recent forum comments:
RE: Chicago Speedway/Sportsman's…
"RB" <rb@ni.org> wrote in message…

RE: A buck?
Thus spake Ruddell <ruddell'Elle-Kabon­g'@canada.com>: Three "interesting"…

RE: A buck?
Thus spake Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@aus­tin.rr.com>: I mean Honda. I drive a…

RE: A buck?
On Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:05:10 -0600, Stephen M Baines wrote (in article…

RE: A buck?
Dillon Pyron wrote: I think the ride would cost more than the team to buy... -- Stephen M Baines…

RE: 2008 predictions scored
1994 mazda mx 13 stuck in the third gear

RE: A buck?
Dillon Pyron wrote: Yeah, if you had another $140m in the other pocket to run the team once it was…

RE: Does the thermostat need…
August_2008 wrote: I suggest you give a better description of the A/C and "check engine…

RE: Does the thermostat need…
On Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:53:49 GMT, "August_2008" <u45762@uwe> wrote: I would be…

RE: Does the thermostat need…
In article <893f4fa5c55b9@uwe>­, August_2008 <u45762@uwe> wrote: Could be a bad…
  Moderators:
 Administrator
 Protorioris

Clifford Alarm Draining my Battery?

Eric McCaughrin 20 January 2005 11:03:20
 My (used) car has a Clifford "Arrow-2" alarm installed. I suspect the
unit is defective and draining the battery. If the car is not started for more
than a few days, the battery goes dead.

To track down the dead-battery problem, I've done the following:
1. Replace battery
2. Have new battery tested
3. Checked voltage output from the alternator (was 14.5 volts as expected)
4. Measured current drain on battery when car is switched off.

Regarding #4, the current drain was only 30 milliamps. However, the
alarm system has been behaving very oddly. It will sometimes not unlock
the doors when it is supposed to, and today I had to "reboot" the car (i.e.
disconnect the battery) because the alarm system would not switch off. Thus, I
am
thinking the alarm system is shorting to ground at random times.

To test my theory, I am wondering if there is some way to completely
disconnect the alarm system? I tried "disarming" it, and the battery
still died after a few days -- but even if the alarm is disarmed doesn't mean it
isn't drawing current (particularly if it is defective).

So, is anyone familiar enough with the "Arrow-2" that can give me pointers
as to what wire I can pull so that the alarm is fully deactivated without
disabling the car? I did find a lead patched into the + terminal of the battery,
but I could not figure out what that particular wire was for.




Add comment
 

Add new comment

As:
Login:  Password:  
 
 
  
 
Пожалуйста, относитесь к собеседникам уважительно, не используйте нецензурные слова, не злоупотребляйте заглавными буквами, не публикуйте рекламу и объявления о купле/продаже, а также материалы нарушающие сетевой этикет или УК РФ.

CarGuru > Technology > Clifford Alarm Draining my Battery? 20 January 2005 11:03:20
see also:
1970 Camaro SS Info
Firebird Red Book
Noisy C5 Estate
пройди тесты:
see also:
1992 ford taurus knock
92 ford taurus 3.0 gl codes
help with BMW
  Copyright © 2001—2008 Car-Guru
Idea: Miсhael Monashev
Помощь и задать вопросы можно в сообществе support.car-guru.com.
Сообщения об ошибках оставляем в сообществе bugs.car-guru.com.
Предложения и комментарии пишем в сообществе suggest.car-guru.com.
Информация для родителей.
Write us at:
If you would like to report an abuse of our service, such as a spam message, please .