Thread: battery losing charge when off
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Old 12-23-2009, 09:27 AM
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Re: battery losing charge when off
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Originally Posted by Blacky View Post
You can hook up a multimeter to the battery in series and one by one remove and replace fuses until you find which circuit is drawing power with the engine/ignition off. This will narrow down where the problem is.
+1 on that.

You may also consider than each time you fully discharge a car battery, it is thought they lose 20% of their life. Depending on how many times this has happened, you may want to check it again and maybe get it replaced under warranty.
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