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Tinstar
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Sep 15, 2017

Tell me if I'm doing this right with my multimeter (UPDATE)

I'm trying to measure the parasitic drain on my battery. I know how to do it with a multimeter but I'm not positive about the digital reading after the measurement. I've got my meter set to DC cu...
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babock
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Sep 16, 2017
Let the car sit for at least 20 minutes while keeping the meter connected and the doors shut. Reason is that many cars have ECUs that go into sleep mode once all the doors are shut after a certain time.

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