battery draw (need help asap)

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Apr 5, 2008 | 05:23 PM

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RE: battery draw (need help asap)

awesome just found it. factory stereo. ok. the RDO BATT is pulling the most draw. ???

Apr 5, 2008 | 05:25 PM

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i could be wrong about the .75 amps, i have the tester set to 10A and i'm getting a reading of .64 or so on the RDO BATT. so maybe that is 6.4 amps??? sorry for my ignorance.

Apr 5, 2008 | 05:27 PM

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Setting it on 10 amps, .64 should be .64...

Check for the fuse for the under hood light, if you have one...

Apr 5, 2008 | 05:30 PM

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there's no light bulb installed under the hood. also, the draw seems to jump up and down, when i first make contact with the leads the ams go up to 1.5 and then go down to .6 or so. ???

Apr 5, 2008 | 05:32 PM

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Did you try pulling some of the interior fuses to see if you could get it to stop?

Apr 5, 2008 | 05:35 PM

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yes i've narrowed it down the RDO BATT fuse. that's definately the circuit that's drawing. any clue on my next move???

Apr 5, 2008 | 05:38 PM

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Pull the fuse, and see if it stops the problem... If not, your draw is somewhere else.

If it does fix the problem... Get your alternator and battery tested, lol.