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Re: dead Audi (again) :-(
On Mon, 17 Apr 1995, Jon Blake wrote:
> I suppose I'm opening myself to comic comments and I certainly don't mean
> to take a shot at Bob's helpful posting, but, he says not having actually
> checked where the switch is on his own car, couldn't one simply depress
> the switch on the trunk without having to shut it to see if the light goes
> out?
>
> >
> > Get a Fluke DMM with DC clamp-on, put it around the positive lead of the
> > battery. Shouldnt be more that .5A with everything off and doors closed
> > etc. (.5A MAX!!) I got about 3A! Now go to the fuse box and pull one
> > fuse at time untill you get to the one that has the greatest draw. Check
> > what systems are on that fuse, and verify they are off and in proper
> > working condition.
> > On mine, it wound up being my trunk lite was always on. The switch was
> > bad. Tough to find with the trunk closed! I opened the trunk, unhooked
> > the bulb and all went well. I replaced the switch and has been fine
> > since. Just a process of elimination.
Sure, but what I found is that the switch worked when I did that, so you
cant rule it out as the problem. What happend to me, was the previous
owner apparently closed the trunk on an item, pushing the sheetmetal
around the switch up, so the pinswitch never closed far enough to turn
off. I had to take out the switch, bend the metal back and replace the
switch.. (New one JIC). The bend was not obvious either, it wasnt
scratched or wrinkled... it looked quite good! :)
Bob
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