*Note to self: do not leave DMM under hood (pics)

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

First a little background info.

I've been charging my batteries consistently for a few weeks now getting them 100% charged up for finals. Usually I leave my DMM under the hood while it's charging so I can make sure i'm not cooking the batteries.

Well, last night we went out to dinner and I didn't want the batteries on the charger with nobody home just in case something bad happened.

Anyways, I unhook the charger but I leave the DMM under the hood because I plan on hooking the charger back up when I get home. Well, I forget about that (and the DMM) and wake up the next day. Since I didn't work today I decided to try out my buddies amp.

Well, I start driving and right when I'm almost out of my neighborhood I hear a god awful rattling noise. Thats when it clicks.

I left the d*mn DMM under the hood, sitting on the fan belt. Needless to say I shut off the engine and pop the hood. The DMM is gone and the leads are wrapped around the fan clutch. I look back and I see the DMM about 20 feet behind my truck.

On to the pics:

Surprisingly, the DMM still works fine (after I got some new leads). Though I did have to take a heat gun to the dial in order to free it since the friction from it laying on the belt melted the knob to the casing.

Doh.

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[Fear Of Theive 10+ year member]

lol doesn't look to bad

 

[Tonyguy 10+ year member]

niiiiiice job Tommy! and of course it works, its a craftsman. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

Yikesssss.....i did that with crimpers....ohh haha and one time i dropped my car off to get a amp installed in my car and popped the hood when i got home to check it over and BAMMM....new 9/16 wrench..haha

What ya getting your batteries to rest at? and 10amp charge?

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Yikesssss.....i did that with crimpers....ohh haha and one time i dropped my car off to get a amp installed in my car and popped the hood when i got home to check it over and BAMMM....new 9/16 wrench..haha

What ya getting your batteries to rest at? and 10amp charge?

2 amp charge. Slower is better. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

They will sit above 13.8 for quite some time. If I'm testing with the car on and I turn the car off, they'll be at around 14 for a few minutes.

After 24 hours or so they'll come down to 13.2-13.3 right now.

These things are tanks. I did about 10 bassrace runs in a row with the car off and they will drop to about 12.2 during the run but will come back up to 12.7 right after every run and eventually will trickle back up to 12.9+. I'm impressed.

 

[Fear Of Theive 10+ year member]

what type of batterys?and where do you have ur's at.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

ouch

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

what type of batterys?and where do you have ur's at.

Pair of G31 yellowtops //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

being a Craftsman you might can take it back to Sears and get a brand new one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

dang. hey as long as it still works!

 

[reed dollaz 10+ year member]

nobodys perfect //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

being a Craftsman you might can take it back to Sears and get a brand new one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

very true

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

i drove the 3 hour trip to cincinnati, competed, and drove back home 3 hours in 100 degree heat with my dmm under the hood.

Still works great and is undamaged //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

being a Craftsman you might can take it back to Sears and get a brand new one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Hmm, I may have to try that. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Do I need the receipt or anything?

 

[Fear Of Theive 10+ year member]

that looks good under the hood,i may be able to jam 2 of them in my f150 :\