Battery Drain
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Battery Drain
My 80 Vette was draining the battery in about 5 days, hooked up ampmeter, showed 200 mA, pulled fuse labled theft, meter shows 18 mA, removed all fuse one at a time, meter still 18mA, Alternator disconected still 18mA drain. I installed a new battery, my question is, will 18mA drain be a problem? 
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From: Crossville TN
No. 18 ma is negligible drain...unless you leave the car to sit unattended for months. But in that case, the battery could still be dead with no drain on the system. The 18 ma. is probably the drain due to the digital readout on your sound system's clock display; and that will stay on unless you put a disconnect on the battery--but then your clock will be wrong. 
Bottom line: Don't worry about 18 ma. drain. Find the cause for the 200 ma. drain and repair it. Your battery drain worries will be over--for now!!
Bottom line: Don't worry about 18 ma. drain. Find the cause for the 200 ma. drain and repair it. Your battery drain worries will be over--for now!!
