- 1. battery drain? (score: 1)
- Author: ejrussell@mebtel.net
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:32:04 -0400
- I am wondering what the expected electrical load might be on a vehicle with the key off? We recently had a dead battery on our 1996 Chrysler. I quickly figured out that the truck had not been latched
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- 2. RE: battery drain? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 07:24:59 -0700
- Yes. The draw should be less than 100ma (0.1 amp) and usually is much lower than that. 500ma is enough to run a small bulb, like perhaps the glove compartment light, and will drain the battery in a
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- 3. Re: battery drain? (score: 1)
- Author: Susan and Mark Miller <marknsuz@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 12:37:17 -0700
- with the the reads amps, That sounds way high. A 'normal' size car battery is on the order of 100 amp hours, so that load would drain it within a week or two. Question: is there an under the hood lig
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- 4. Re: battery drain? (score: 1)
- Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair@exis.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:09:25 -0400
- with the Eric, Typically it is under 100ma. that That would do it. You should have had about a 2 to a 4 ohm load or drawing between about 3 and 6 amps. That sure seems like a lot. And your right abou
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