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I can't find any shorts,loose wires but my gauges wiggle allover and the volt meter drops to 10volts when I turn on the blower or pump,light

Submitted by Dave the mainte... on September 22, 2012

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by myles submitted 34 weeks 3 days

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I can't find any shorts,loose wires but my gauges wiggle allover and the volt meter drops to 10volts when I turn on the blower or pump,light

You dont say what you have, if it started all of a sudden,do you own a DVOM ? start there and while your at it,check the altenator output, when they start to go they "surge" also check the grounds there are more than one on an engine now adays make sure you get them all.

by Kevin Falvey submitted 34 weeks 3 days

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I can't find any shorts,loose wires but my gauges wiggle allover and the volt meter drops to 10volts when I turn on the blower or pump,light

Yup. Myles has it. Use a meter.

Connections/wires can be bad but not physically broken or loose. (corrosion). Also, the blower, pump and light switches creating a 2 -3 volt drop on the voltmeter may be a clue to increased resistance, causing excessive draw. Again, check for actual voltage, resistance and continuity with a multimeter.

Kevin