Re: Dead battery, again ... locating parasitic draw
An amp clamp I believe is what your talking about? if so, they are not near accurate enough as they only measure amps, you need to measure mA. You should see about a 25-40mA draw which is normal once all modules have powered down, typically within 1-5 minutes. any more than that after 5min and the draw is excessive. Install A battery disconnect switch between the neg cable and the neg bat post close the switch so current is flowing, attach amp meter to either side of switch and wait 5 min, open the switch and now the current will flow through the meter. Use the 10A scale so if its high you dont blow the fuse in the meter, should see about 0.025 to 0.040 on that scale.
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