Thanks to everyone who replied to this one.
I did determine today that the switched and unswitched connections at the
fuse block were switched around, meaning that the fuel gauge was constantly
on. That is likely the whole story, but tomorrow I'll check some other
things to be sure.
Thanks all!
Gerard
At 7:08 PM -0400 7/28/00, Steve Byers wrote:
>Hi, Gerard --
>If something is being powered with the switch off, you can usually see/hear
>some faint sparking when you remove the battery ground terminal from the
>battery. If you have that, then you can go looking for what it is. Might
>be easier to see the sparking in dim light.
>
>Steve Byers
>'73 Midget GAN5UD126009 G
>Havelock, NC USA
>"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool
>than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gerard Chateauvieux <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 6:55 PM
>Subject: Current drain?
>
>
>>Anyone have any recommended tests to see if some current is being drawn off
>>the battery while the car is turned off? My battery drains overnight and
>>I'm wondering if something is trickling some juice off it. Several items
>>are not switched by the ignition switch so I want to make sure before I buy
>>a new battery.
>>
>>I know I could leave the battery disconnected to see what happens, but that
>>won't help me trace the source if there is a problem.
>>
>>I have an ohm meter, capacitance meter and a circuit tester.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Gerard
>>
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