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Old 10-08-2010, 02:56 PM
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Watch your amp draw --- pull fuse one by one until you find the circuit.

Sometimes it's in the door/courtesy light switches - then tend to get corroded...

Sometimes it's electronics that have "memory" demands. If you go into a new BMW showroom -- every car has a battery tender on 'em now.

But I'd start with trying to find the circuit using the fuse box to see if it's a "obvious" circuit causing the issue.
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Old 10-08-2010, 04:32 PM
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Watch your amp draw --- pull fuse one by one until you find the circuit.
Sometimes it's in the door/courtesy light switches - then tend to get corroded...

Sometimes it's electronics that have "memory" demands. If you go into a new BMW showroom -- every car has a battery tender on 'em now.

But I'd start with trying to find the circuit using the fuse box to see if it's a "obvious" circuit causing the issue.
Good advice. To add to the troubleshooting tech already noted,you could also check for loose or corroded battery cables,loose ground on engine,battery's specific gravity,solenoid and starter connections,starter and solenoid operation and any lights or devices that may be staying on improperly such as a glove box door light etc. Hope this helps.
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I found a ground source that some things were connect to. One of those things also happen to be 12 volt off the fuse box under the dash. Got that disconnected and now .02 amp draw at the neg battery post.
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There ya go!
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Old 10-09-2010, 02:55 PM
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Sometimes it's electronics that have "memory" demands. If you go into a new BMW showroom -- every car has a battery tender on 'em now.
What Greg said. I leave my battery disconnected, negative and positive.
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