Posted by Ken Linczer on July 24, 1999 at 16:04:15:
In Reply to: dead battery posted by Eric W. on July 24, 1999 at 02:50:52:
Shorts to electrical ground: stripped wires caused by vibration against sharp edges, old switches or relays that don't fully open any more(more often they burn open though), electrical connections that were put back on backward.
Just some general causes. As an engineer I avoid real hands on work (I'm sure any technicians out there will appreciate that statement).
Wish I had a definitive answer for you.