insights on a strange DC electric phenomenon?
a couple yrs ago, i disconnected the BIRD solenoid that allows both engine and coach batts to link for charging and emergency start. since then, i have disconnect the pos term of the fully charged ...
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And they are tricky. The draw may be 100 mA for several minutes after key off, then suddenly drop to less than half of that. Other parasytic draws include the radio ( some part of it is drawing power all the time, perhaps the clock), the radio waiting for the remote to call, alarm system, etc.
As for non-legitimate loads, I had a 4 inductor trailer type Jack connected to the battery with nothing plugged into it, and it drew 75 mA for no reason at all.
Measure, measure, measure, indeed. Careful with the low current ranges on a multimeter - if somebody opens a door, turning on ceiling lights, the current can jump by a factor of ten to burn out the range on the meter.
As for non-legitimate loads, I had a 4 inductor trailer type Jack connected to the battery with nothing plugged into it, and it drew 75 mA for no reason at all.
Measure, measure, measure, indeed. Careful with the low current ranges on a multimeter - if somebody opens a door, turning on ceiling lights, the current can jump by a factor of ten to burn out the range on the meter.
