Re: testing battery drain

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

My .02$. Be sure to have the key out of the ignition and the doors closed. 
Maximum drain should be no more than 40 Ma. HTH




>To check for power drain on your electrical system using a multimeter, you
>must use the AMP setting on the meter.  With all systems off in the car,
>disconnect the positive or negative cable from the battery (negative is
>preferred for safety sake).  With the meter, you want to measure across the
>battery terminal and the cable you just took off.  If you get a negative
>reading, just swap the leads around from the meter.  If you get any reading
>you have some sort of drain.  BTW, you will always have some sort of drain
>due to radio memory, clock or engine ignition brains.  Now to find out 
>which
>circuit in your car has the particular draining device, reconnect the 
>battery
>cable, go to the fuse panel and remove a fuse one at a time.  Measure 
>across
>the contacts in the fuse panel of each fuse (if you get a negative reading,
>swap the leads).   If you get any reading, that's the circuit that is
>draining.  Do this for each fuse to find if you have any other power
>consuming devices.  BTW, you may erase radio setting while doing this
>exercise.
>Good Luck.
>
>-Dick-
>78 Scirocco
>Original Owner
>http://member.aol.com/sailingfc/
>
>
>In a message dated 6/3/00 5:49:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>Goethfaust@aol.com writes:
>
><<  When I checked it with my volt meter I was
>  getting a little over 12v.  That didn't seem right. >>
>
>
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Chris DeLong
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