Battery power decreasing, and help identify "buzzing" device


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Old 04-03-07, 04:32 PM
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Battery power decreasing, and help identify "buzzing" device

I have a 1993 Cadillac Sedan Deville and it's only been a month or 2 since I just replaced my car battery.

Last week, I noticed that my car was a little hesitant to crank after I drove somewhere and parked it for a moment. I did an acid test the next day with a glass tube

that has 4 floating balls inside.

On the positive, the cell nearest to the post measured at 75% and the others were somewhere between maybe 80 -100%.

Then on the negative side, the cell nearest to the post measured having 50% activity and the other 2 were at 100%.

I feel like there must be something in the charging system that's pulling down on my battery.

By the way, there's some kind of a device that makes a sort of a buzzing sound when I turn the engine off and it buzzes for a few seconds. It does this periodically.

If anyone can tell me about the situation with the battery losing it's power and the "buzzing" device, please let me know. Thank you.
 
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Old 04-03-07, 06:06 PM
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Have you tried to isolate this buzzing noise? Is it coming from the engine side, rear, inside?

Have you had your alternator tested?

Sounds like there may be a faulty ground wire somewhere.
 
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Old 04-04-07, 06:59 PM
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The buzzing noise is coming from somewhere inside the engine

No, I haven't had an alternator test done yet, but I think I will have one done by one of the parts stores here in town.
 
 

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