Can't crank the car in the morning

My 95 Camry with 80,000 KM recent develops a dead battery problem. I drive a lot of short trips to drop off kids to school. Just recently after the car is parked overnight the battery is dead in the morning when I start my car. Eventually it will start but not before having tried a number of times to crank it over. Once I got it going I have no problem starting again for the rest of day, well almost. I haven't install any new electrical equipment to the car for a long time. I measured the drain current when the ignition key is shut off and the drain current is 200 mA. Is this a normal drain for a switched-off car? The only thing that draws current all the time from the car is the car alarm. I removed the fuse to the alaram the drain didn't change. It looks to me it's not the alarm system. I had the battery checked from the auto shop and they said it was fine but was low on charge (it's their battery with warranty). I tried another battery and it has the same problem even after the battery is fully charged before I installed it. I realized that all the short driving distance is not good for the battery at all but I've done this for a long time and the battery problem is only appearing just now.

Has anyone run into the same or similar problem? How did you solve it? I suspect that there is some equipments out there draining the battery after I shut the car off. Can anyone suggest some solutions? I am just short of going through my car and pulling the fuses to see which equipment is drawing power.

Thanks in advance

Mike.

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Mike
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In news:JB%Vb.5975$ snipped-for-privacy@fe01.usenetserver.com, Mike being of bellicose mind posted:

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Philip®

Yeah,...200ma is too much drain current. The clock produces a pulsing drain of less than 20ma usually. Agree with the possibilty a power diode has poor front-to-back ratio. If he takes off the supply cable to the altenator, insulate it to stop shorts and then remeasure drain, he may confirm the alternator is faulty.

200ma equals 2.4 watts,.( P= V.I) ..so check the glovebox light is not on when it is shut. These type of failts can be sussed out at night.

Jason

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Jason James

Go to square one and disable the alarm and see if the drain is still there

drain

poor

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Rex

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