"Next day. Battery is dead as a door nail again. Nothing works.
I have checkked all of the connections... I have left nothing "on" in the
car...
What is draning my battery? Any clues?
Chris Casey"
Hi Chris,
To satisfy yourself that the battery is not draining, simply disconnect it.
The next time you need to start the car and the battery is full tote, then
there is indeed a drain happening.
I had a radio in my car which was just glowing on the panel and that was
enough to do what you describe.
To test for the drain, have a good charge to start with, the battery not
you!
Whatever it may be, you won't see it on the ammeter, too insensitive.
Disconnect the -ve lead and place a 5W 12V lamp in series with the lead and
the battery terminal.
If there is a drain the lamp will glow. You may need to wriggle a few
connectors if the lamp doesn't glow.
Then simply pull fuses or connectors to determine which area is responsible.
Regards,
Graeme Suckling
1965 SP310
1971 P510
1972 PL510
1973 HS30
1993 ECR33 Skyline GTS25t
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Adelaide
South Australia.
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