0.3 amp draw when car is off.
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0.3 amp draw when car is off.
I am getting a .3 amp draw when my 2009 ralliart is off.. is this normal? To try to find the source of the draw I pull every since one of the fuses and was unsuccessful insolating the source.
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I went and pull every single fuse (except one - the Rear defogger fuse, because I would probably break the fuse I try to pull it), to find the source of the 0.3 amp draw.
Sometimes the car has a problem starting after leaving overnight...
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You got to remember that with new cars even when its off its not fully off.
You have an remote entry system consistently looking for a signal, radio keeps a trickle to keep its settings, along with a few other things needing small amounts of draw.
You have an remote entry system consistently looking for a signal, radio keeps a trickle to keep its settings, along with a few other things needing small amounts of draw.
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Are you confident with your multimeter? A cheaper meter could give you some false data...not likely but just ruling out the obvious stuff.
As Veronica said pull relays as well...and keep in mind when you first begin measuring your charging capacitors and such for a few momentsthrough the meter. So if the draw tapers down to a much lower number after a minute your probably ok.
If pulling the fuses got you no where the relays have got to be the culprit.
As Veronica said pull relays as well...and keep in mind when you first begin measuring your charging capacitors and such for a few momentsthrough the meter. So if the draw tapers down to a much lower number after a minute your probably ok.
If pulling the fuses got you no where the relays have got to be the culprit.
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I figured out the problem.. just a bad multimeter (was reading 0.3 amp then it stopped working reading zero). I ordered a fluke 15B+ (excellent stuff), with the fluke.. after a few minutes it was reading 0.01+ and keep it there for a while.
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