battery draining
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battery draining my battery just dies! soon as i shut off the car its dead.
i took it to discount and it showed it is draining 33 amps even though it is off. this started when i put in the msd digital 6 box
. does anyone know what uses around 33 amps?
i took it to discount and it showed it is draining 33 amps even though it is off. this started when i put in the msd digital 6 box. does anyone know what uses around 33 amps? 
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if it's not your alt start pulling fuses breakers & relays 1 by 1, just put A test light inline (pull batt. cable off of batt. & put clip on batt. cable & other end on battery post; inline w/ cable off; you can do it w/ pos. or neg & start pulling... your light will go out or dim really low when the drain is stopped ) make sure your interior light (ie door switch) is off or that will keep the test light lit up.
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Battery may have a bad cell. Go have autozone put a load tester on it. Alot of times when a cell dies it will still show 12+ volts bit drop drastically when a load is pulled. Check your battery cables as well.
Did it show 5v @ the battery or somewhere else?
Did it show 5v @ the battery or somewhere else?
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From: wesley Chapel fl.
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From: SOUTH CAROLINA
Hi, check battery with a volt meter should read 12 volts. Start engine reading 14-15 volts normal.check leads and clean terminals.....start using a process of elimination to find fault with voltmeter.check battery as stated in aforementioned articles. This is a slow process be patient......have a blessed day.......jim
Last edited by jim ravencraft; Jan 18, 2011 at 06:45 PM. Reason: add
