The air conditioner keeps running down the battery?

Tiny
PAM SALLEE
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Cooling system.
Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 AT 7:27 AM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

If the A/C is causing the battery to discharge, we may have a weak alternator that can't keep up with the load. Is that what you mean or is it something different? For example, the A/C indicator light stays on when the key is off.

Let me know. Also, I need you to check the alternator output. It is really easy to do and only requires a basic multimeter or voltmeter.

Here is a link that explains how it's done:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-alternator

Let me know what you find. Note: When testing, turn the A/C on to see what the battery voltage reads.

Take care,

Joe
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2023 AT 9:47 PM

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