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PlotCtr
Explorer
May 11, 2014

Parasitic drain on 12 volt DC electric circuit

I have a drain on my 12volt system. I have found articles on how to find it. All of them tell you to pull fuses until your multi-meter shows a drop in amps. My problem is I have 12v DC circuit breaker...
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Almot
Explorer III
May 11, 2014
It's difficult to diagnose from your words alone - not enough info and there are many possible causes.
Short, bad battery, bad alternator, bad device (not really short but drawing more than normal).

Eliminating loads one by one at the breaker panel is the way to go. But check the battery first.

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