Eh, not really. You need to go by the Ampere/Hour rating, not CCA or CA.

 

this is what happened to me with my first 95 cherokee, never found the solution, went through 5 diff batteries in a week and changed my alternator twice and never found the problem and gave up on it and junked it. My uncles an electrician and said something was drawing power when it wasnt running. so if you find out the problem id love to know,

 

Short locator.

 

bump

 

Dont bump a quote or a thread thats not yours.

 

Sorry I'm still new to the bump thing. I gave what I thought was some good advice (I too am an electrician), and it didn't seem like anyone was listening.

 

Most people dont listen, But I didnt understand what you were trying to say.

 

Remember to check your key position. My battery went dead overnight because I rotated the key too far back which left the radio on and killed my battery. If the time is showing on the radio rotate the key forward one click. My .02

 

We use this technique in houses all the time and I've personally used it on my Jeeps in the past.

Connect the light bulb (a higher wattage 12V bulb) between the negative battery cable and the negative of the battery. The bulb will glow bright (as bright as it would if it was normally installed). It's using what ever is loading the battery down to complete the circuit.

Start pulling fuses and the bulb should get a little dimmer with each fuse that's pulled. At some point the bulb will dim dramatically when he pulls the "right" fuse. That's the one that's causing the battery to drain down.

This same technique can be used to trace a short circuit in a home. If the house has a fuse panel, it's even easier because a regular light bulb will screw in to the fuse socket.

 

Or you can just use a short locator, they are only like $10

 

But this technically isn't a short. This is a heavy load condition. If it were a short, the fuse would be your best friend by telling you in which direction to look.

 

Not if its before the fuse.

 

I'm pretty sure there would still be a fuse of some sort whether it's a plug in fuse or some sort of fusible link. I think even the wire for the starter might have a fusible link. Un-fused wires are a fire waiting to happen.

If you have some time....try what I described. Hook up a bulb @ the battery, introduce a load and see what the bulb does.

 

Your not gettin what Im saying.

 

and likewise

All I know is a bulb is a cheap tester and it works, but of course there's more than one way to skin a cat.

In the end it will be up to the OP to decide what advice he takes.

Thanks for the feedback and guidance re: the use of "bump"