Parasitic Drain - Drawing .080 Amps
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:03 pm
So I tried to install a boost gauge and then my van wouldn't start. Charged up the batteries only to find it happen again. I then tested the parasitic drain and my draw was over 3 amps coming from my boost gauge. I disconnected and now have a draw of .08 amps. I have read that anything over .05 amps is considered excessive.
I pulled all the fuses and nothing changed. Does anyone have any ideas or is .08A acceptable?
Should I start removing leads from the positive battery terminal to narrow it down?
Other info that may or may not help (I really don't know much about electrical):
I have a turbo timer
No alarm
The lights were rewired by the previous owner when the combination switch failed and are now controlled by manual switches
My reverse lights (both in the taillights and additional ones on the bumper) do not work.
I have many electrical gremlins (central locking sometimes rapidly fires locked and unlocked), I can hear maybe a relay flickering rapidly sometimes from under/in the dash, ebrake light does not turn off, sometimes when i step on the brake or turn the wipers on the radio will shut off)
I have a '92 super exceed.
I pulled all the fuses and nothing changed. Does anyone have any ideas or is .08A acceptable?
Should I start removing leads from the positive battery terminal to narrow it down?
Other info that may or may not help (I really don't know much about electrical):
I have a turbo timer
No alarm
The lights were rewired by the previous owner when the combination switch failed and are now controlled by manual switches
My reverse lights (both in the taillights and additional ones on the bumper) do not work.
I have many electrical gremlins (central locking sometimes rapidly fires locked and unlocked), I can hear maybe a relay flickering rapidly sometimes from under/in the dash, ebrake light does not turn off, sometimes when i step on the brake or turn the wipers on the radio will shut off)
I have a '92 super exceed.