[s-cars] Static Current Drain - Any Data Points?

[Mark Strangways]

How old is the battery ?
My battery died very fast when it decided to go...
I replaced it with an Optima yellow top, and not had any problems.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:10 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Static Current Drain - Any Data Points?


>
> Has anyone measured the current drain with their UrS "at rest". My battery
> drained flat over the Easter weekend, and I mean flat. It seems to have
> charged up OK. I noticed when I reconnected it the window switches were
lit
> and the windows were powered. Opening the front door inactivated the
window
> power as it should. The car draws 0.15 amps with the alarm off and 0.28
amps
> with the alarm activated. Seems reasonable to me - any other data points?
>
> I've noticed the car turning over slow during the past few weeks in the
> morning - I suspect something was draining the battery overnight.
> Unfortunately, all seems OK now unless 0.28 amps is an unreasonable
current
> draw.
>
> I did find the radiophone was drawing 0.20 amps and pulled the fuse - the
> pop in the speaker when I connected the battery led me to find that.
>
> At this point I think the windows may have been remaining powered up for
> whatever reason - I'll have to keep an eye on them. The alarm got itself
> reversed twice this winter as well - probably connected to the situation
> somehow.
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
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