Dear Brethren,

New MBz battery showing 11.16 volts when off or at idle (yep, it's dead all right), up to 12.5 volts at >2000 rpm, so 2 year old Bosch alternator may be ok. Became suspicious when 2nd new battery discharged while sitting at the office all day.

Inductive DC meter reads 2.5 to 2.78 AMPS discharge across both positive and negative cables (measured individually of course) with everything turned off and the car not running.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Sam Bays