[s-cars] Help! Short somewhere draining battery

[Bjørn Ødegård]

There's a bunch of fuses and relays under the dash and in the
passenger's footwell as well, especially for the control of power
windows, after run and so forth. You might want to pull some of them as
well!
(Also  some stuff under the rear seat, like the central lock control
module..)

Bjorn  :o)
'92 S4 MTM (Wohoo! Not stock anymore!  I just realized that! ;o))

----- Original Message -----
From: "Calvin & Diana Craig" <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
To: <Mthdealer at aol.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 8:11 AM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help! Short somewhere draining battery


> Dave,
>
> You need to get a multimeter capable of measuring current.  Put this
in-line
> with the battery cable the same way you have put the light in line
with the
> battery cable.  Make sure all lights etc., including interior lights,
are
> off.  Look at the current.  It should be less than 50 mA.  If it is
not
> start removing fuses and then relays one by one and note when it drops
> significantly.  This will tell you where your drain is coming from.
If it
> does not drop with this procedure then your short is somewhere on an
> unfused/relayed line.  Hope this helps.
>
> --Calvin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Mthdealer at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 5:26 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Help! Short somewhere draining battery
>
>
> My battery drains completely in a few hours. I've disconnected the +
batt
> terminal and the battery remains charged. Disconnected the power from
the
> HID kit
> I just installed and it still drains. Test light between + batt cable
and +
> batt terminal is very bright. Pulled all fuses I can find and it still
> glows.
> How can I track this down? Everything on the car works properly.
> thanks,
> Dave 95.5 S6
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