Battery Current Draw ?
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Battery Current Draw ?
When my ignition is off, I am getting a 169 milliamp draw on the battery. Is this normal ? Currently only the clock and maybe the memory for the new stereo should be drawing power. Comments, experience? Thanks :flag
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Re: Battery Current Draw ? (wombvette)
What you can do to find out what is pulling power is the following:
Pull the negative from the battery. Connect the meter between the neg. post on the battery and the neg. cable. This is where you are seeing the draw.
Next, pull one fuse at a time and watch for the results. This will isolate which circuit is pulling those amps.
Also, when you are doing this, remember to close the door. There are about 4 light bulbs in the common Corvette that turn on when the door is open. This could be a pretty good draw as well.
Pull the negative from the battery. Connect the meter between the neg. post on the battery and the neg. cable. This is where you are seeing the draw.
Next, pull one fuse at a time and watch for the results. This will isolate which circuit is pulling those amps.
Also, when you are doing this, remember to close the door. There are about 4 light bulbs in the common Corvette that turn on when the door is open. This could be a pretty good draw as well.
