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Old 03-02-2017, 12:10 PM
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I have a 72 and if I don't use the battery disconnect, the battery will drain in 2-3 days. Anyone have any suggestions as to what may be causing this ? Lights are not on. Could alarm cause this ?
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See post 1 and go step by step and you will find your problem.

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get a test light and disconnect the pos cable pull one fuse and touch the test light to the pos cable and the pos terminal if the light does not light replace the fuse and move to the next fuse the one that light the test light when the fuse is out is the circuit that has the draw
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Originally Posted by blue by you
get a test light and disconnect the pos cable pull one fuse and touch the test light to the pos cable and the pos terminal if the light does not light replace the fuse and move to the next fuse the one that light the test light when the fuse is out is the circuit that has the draw
Thanks I"ll give it a try!

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