Something is draining my battery and I just brought this ...
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215 days ago
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You would have to perform an amp draw test to determine the parasitic draw on the battery. This is done by connecting an amp meter in series with the battery on the negative cable. The maximum amps should be less than .05. If there is more than that, then you would need to start pulling fuses one at a time and watch the amp meter to see if the amps drop to an acceptable range. If the amps drop, then you know that is the circuit that is draining the battery. You would then need to check all the components on that circuit one at a time to see what specifically is using the power and draining your battery. Make sure to put each fuse back in before you pull the next fuse.
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Customer
215 days ago
No
AutoDoc1
215 days ago
Ok. In that case you'll have to bring it to a repair shop to get this test done. This will show us exactly what is draining the battery.
Customer
215 days ago
Okay
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215 days ago
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