Battery Draw Amperage

[Tony Hoffman]

As Dewitt said, that is too much, as it is about a small light bulb
draw. That is the perfiect amount (.2a, or 200ma) to drain the battery
in 4-5 days. Whatever is on that #4 fuse is right where I'd be
looking. And, yes, it is charging just fine.

Tony

On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 1:36 PM, David Sexton <sextondm at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all;
> The other day I was checking for a battery draw on the Avant, and I had my
> multimeter between the negative terminal and negative cable and was watching
> the amperage draw on the battery as I pulled each fuse out of the fuse
> block, one at a time.
> With everything in place, doors closed, lights out, at rest, there is a .2
> amp draw on the battery.  Is that too much?  Would that be enough to be
> draining my battery in about 4-5 days?
> The battery in my car is only a matter of months old, and is the second one
> I've put in the car.  It is the correct European type battery from
> Carquest.
> I've checked voltage at the battery with the car running, 13.85v.  I've also
> checked it at the alternator and it's about 14.00-14.5v.  It appears to me

> Any ideas?  Is the .2A draw too much?
> When pulling fuses, the only two fuses that made a difference were the #4
> fuse (dropped the draw from .2A to .04A), and the #19 fuse (dropped from .2A
> to .178A).
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Sexton
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