Chasing down parasitic battery drain
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Chasing down parasitic battery drain
Hi, I'm new to the forum and looking forward to trading knowledge about TTs. In the near term, I'll be more of a consumer of knowledge than I will be a provider of knowledge, but hopefully that will change over time.
Recently, I've been waking up to a car with a dead battery. Since the battery is original to my 2008 car, I figured that the battery was due for replacement. I took it to my friendly battery place and they verified that the battery was indeed weak and ready for replacement. So, out with the old battery and in with a new one.
Unfortunately, the following day, the new battery was just as dead as the old one. I connected an ammeter between the positive post and the positive connector and even after removing every fuse, I'm still seeing a drain.
Does anyone know what could be causing this? The drain did reduce as I removed fuses, but it never went to zero.
Any ideas?
Recently, I've been waking up to a car with a dead battery. Since the battery is original to my 2008 car, I figured that the battery was due for replacement. I took it to my friendly battery place and they verified that the battery was indeed weak and ready for replacement. So, out with the old battery and in with a new one.
Unfortunately, the following day, the new battery was just as dead as the old one. I connected an ammeter between the positive post and the positive connector and even after removing every fuse, I'm still seeing a drain.
Does anyone know what could be causing this? The drain did reduce as I removed fuses, but it never went to zero.
Any ideas?
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