[s-cars] Current drain

[The Gagnons]

Hello,

I am having a problem with my battery draining while the car is sitting.  I
have used an amp meter to measure the current.  With no dome lights or
accessories to simulate the car at rest, I measured 0.27 amps or 270
milliamps.

This seems like too much.  What is an acceptable value?



I thinkaround 70-80 is normal.  This appears to be 200 milliamps too much
draw.  What is there that could draw this much?



I pulled the trunk light and saw no drop in the current draw.

I pulled each fuse from the inside of the drivers side fuse box one at a
time and saw no drop in the current draw.

I pulled each relay on the relay panel behind the drivers side kick plate
and saw no drop in current draw.

I pulled each relay from the relay panel under the hood on the drivers side
with no drop in the current draw.

There are a bunch of fused wires coming off the battery terminal that lead
to an aftermarket Clifford alarm system.  I pulled each fuse and saw a 50
milliamp drop on one of them.  The one that caused the drop also disabled
the car alarm.

Where else should I look?



Are there more relays to check? There must be more!



Thanks

Jack






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