grimpanda Not so new now
Number of posts : 23 Home City : East Gippsland, VIC Registration date : 2013-03-18
| Subject: Key-off battery drain - what's yours? Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:42 am | |
| Hi all,
I'm trying to chase down a potential earth leak/parasitic drain on my 97 SC - on a few occasions I've left the van in the carport for a week or more and find that it is either hard to crank over, or in a couple of cases, the battery totally flattened.
I'm getting around 80-90mA drain measured across the negative terminal to negative battery lead. This is with a brand spanking new battery.
I've disconnected all aftermarket devices - stereo, cigarette lighter phone chargers and pulled pretty much all of the fuses one by one, and still can't find the culprit.
I did discover however that simply having the boot open (even with all of the interior/door lights OFF) the drain goes up to 160mA.
What does everyone else read as their key-off battery drain?
Cheers, Gabe
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