Sharon K.Cooke opined in news: snipped-for-privacy@cox.net:
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>> Glove box or trunk light switch, maybe. Try unhooking the battery
>> overnight to see if it holds a charge that way; if not, replace battery.
>> If battery's OK, rent/borrow a clamp-on ammeter and clamp it over the
>> positive battery cable & observe current draw (s/b in milliamps with
>> engine & lights off; if more than that, probable alternator diode or
>> VR). Start pulling fuses, observing ammeter after each pull. That will
>> locate the circuit that's causing the draw.
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>Make sure that's a clamp-on DC Ammeter... most you come across are AC >
>Alternative, a test light made up of an interior bulb, installed between pos
>term and its cable. If it glows, drain is active - the brighter, the higher
>the current drain.
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>Disc alternator first, then check doors/trunk glove box, then fuses
good thing u dont work flat rate lmfao a clamp on ammeter for looking for a parasitic drain lmfao homes its accurate to .25 of an amp
hook up ammeter in series if drain is more than .5 start pulling fuses until u find the circut
simple case closed
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