battery drain
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Pro
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: San Jose, Ca./Kona, Hawaii
battery drain
I've been trying to track down a battery drain issue. My battery only seems to last about a week before it needs charging, if I don't drive it.
I bought a digital meter that displays MAamps. Normal discharge is supposedly under 50ma. My meter reads 02.31ma
That pretty good...right? If I am reading the meter correctly???? :confused:
Thanks!
I bought a digital meter that displays MAamps. Normal discharge is supposedly under 50ma. My meter reads 02.31ma
That pretty good...right? If I am reading the meter correctly???? :confused:
Thanks!
Racer
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 333
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From: Glendale CA
Re: battery drain (davette)
That is correct. So your battery drain is not from anything outside the battery.
However, as a battery starts to fail it can develop an internal drain due to a short in the plates and you will not be able to measure this from outside of the battery. It can also fail to hold a charge, which will look the same as an internal drain. The only thing to do is to place the battery on the charger regularly until it completely dies, or replace it.
However, as a battery starts to fail it can develop an internal drain due to a short in the plates and you will not be able to measure this from outside of the battery. It can also fail to hold a charge, which will look the same as an internal drain. The only thing to do is to place the battery on the charger regularly until it completely dies, or replace it.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 1999
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From: Tucson AZ
Re: battery drain (BHP)
Mine reads 60 mA in sleep mode. The 02.31 mA sounds like 231 mA which would explain the drain.
