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Old 01-14-2010, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by chev View Post
I'll have to replace the "meter protection" fuse in my volt ohm meter. I left it on 200ma scale to see if there was a drain on the battery with the key out, but the driver's door blew open and the dome light came on, which draws 650 ma and promptly blew the meter fuse.
Given the capacity of these batteries, a ~100ma draw shouldn't be running it down, not even overnight. That's only 1-2 amp hours, and car batteries typically have way more (can't remember exact.. 60? 80?).
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