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May 17, 2014 | 12:08 PM

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trevorrules

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batteries shorted out??????

my 1995 f250 powerstroke has had something short out when I hooked up a new radio...so I took it out and now my batteries are fried....so I put a ohms meter on it and the passenger side battery reads open then on the driver side battery it reads closed ..... I need to know if this is normal anyone?????????????

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May 17, 2014 | 12:51 PM

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rla2005

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You cannot measure a battery's resistance with a DVM, only the voltage. If you put the meter leads in the amp slot then you can measure the current draw out of the battery.

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May 17, 2014 | 01:47 PM

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sorry I meant the battery clamps that I was measuring ohms would you still know anything about that

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May 17, 2014 | 05:51 PM

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sorry I meant the battery clamps that I was measuring ohms would you still know anything about that

What are you using as a reference? I am not following your methodology.

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Jun 7, 2014 | 12:49 PM

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never mind I found what the problem was ...I had the door open and the switch in the door closed causing the ohms meter to sound consistently

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Glad you found it

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