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« on: March 11, 2014, 07:30:50 PM »

I was wondering is there any way to test for power drain beside getting a voltameter and pulling the fused one by one? I tired and I couldn't find it. So could that be a relay issue? Kinda out of idea since my car battery will just kill itself if I don't drive the car for a few days.
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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2014, 09:29:54 PM »

What aftermarket electronic items do you have installed?
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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2014, 09:36:49 PM »

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I am sure this has been happening before, but I drive the car a lot less since I don't have rotation this semester. So the car just sits in the garage.

Already got a new battery about 15 months ago and a new alternator over the summer.
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2014, 08:05:29 AM »

Honestly Ken, the best way to find your drain is with the multimeter hooked to the battery and pulling fuses one by one.
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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2014, 02:12:02 PM »

Yeah. Multimeter is the best tool for this. Any other method is just guess work and you'd have just as much luck licking the wires to try and find out.
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2014, 02:12:46 PM »

tried that a'ready. . maybe i was doing it wrong? or it was the cheap multimeter
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2014, 05:05:48 PM »

Usually it's the method.
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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2014, 07:32:40 AM »

It won't fix the problem but you could buy a battery trickle charger and just plug her in when she sits in the garage.   

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« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2014, 02:31:22 PM »

I would but unfortunately I live on campus and the car is in a parking structure
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« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2014, 03:41:49 PM »

Ahhh I see, wrong kind of garage.
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« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2014, 05:18:30 PM »

yeah... lol Ill try to trace it again tomorrow with a different multimeter
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