[V8] High Current Drain

[NicolCS at aol.com]

Your 190 ma is of course the problem.  The rule-of-thumb is 30 ma  max. total 
battery drain.  Normally, one installs a current-measuring  instrument 
between the battery post and its cable (disconnected of course), then  removes and 
replaces fuses one at a time until the culprit is found.  Are  you taking into 
consideration the "retained accessory power" feature that  keeps some things 
"lit up" (like the power windows) until the door is opened and  closed? Is that 
system working normally?
 
My favorite parasitic drain measuring tool is a 1-ohm, 10 to 25 watt  
resistor.  Install the resistor between the battery post and its  disconnected cable. 
 Measure voltage across the resistor with a DVM. 1 volt  = 1 amp .01v = 
.01amp (10 ma), and so on. It's way to easy to fry a current  meter when it's set 
to a sensitive scale and you accidentally open a door or  some such thing.  
190ma, coincidentally, is about what you get with a small  bulb, such as a glove 
compartment light...
Craig Nicol
90 V8Q, 
95.5 S6 Avant



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