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[christhegasman]

Right, she's starting now that the battery was on charge for about 15 hours. The battery reads 12.35v and 13.90 when running.

I've also done the parasitic draw test thing. It reads 0.36amps no matter what fuse i pull... I've tried all of them

Does that seem like something is drawing power?

god knows I have run out of talent now
Spose you could try disconnecting the battery completely and see if it goes flat in a few days
If it does battery is fooked if it doesn't something is draining the battery I have heard of the possibility of a knackered alternator draining the battery when off but can't explain how ?

[J4EY D]

Ah yeah i've read about that. Something about the diode in the alternator blowing and letting current back through when the car is off. Might be the case here

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

could be your alternator when its not running try disconnecting and see if 0.36amp goes sorry a bit slow at posting that one, just realise already surgested

Edited by Chill, 25 October 2012 - 05:56 PM.

[J4EY D]

could be your alternator
when its not running
try disconnecting and see if 0.36amp goes

sorry a bit slow at posting that one, just realise already surgested

Yeah i'll do that in the morning

Where abouts is the wire for the alternator? Do i need to take the under tray off to get to it?

Sorry for all the questions I really appreciate everyones help

Edited by J4EY D, 25 October 2012 - 06:04 PM.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

i would of thought one of the battery connections will go to alternator, but not sure which one without looking (probably the big one on the +) the best way would be to disconnect from the alternator did you try testing with all the fuses out at the same time

Edited by Chill, 25 October 2012 - 06:12 PM.

[techieboy]

Did you try the fuses in the boot?

[ghand]

Its a pig to disconnect at the alternator. 0.36 amp is not a lot and may well be normal.It would take a long time to flatten a battery . Maybe someone knows the normal current drain if any,or try a search for it ,I am not sure sorry.

[J4EY D]

i would of thought one of the battery connections will go to alternator, but not sure which one without looking (probably the big one on the +)
the best way would be to disconnect from the alternator


did you try testing with all the fuses out at the same time

Ah cool, i'll have a look in the morning

Did you try the fuses in the boot?

Erm.... no

Vocky just told me to try the webcon ecu relays/fuses in the engine bay as well. I really should think things through, now ive got to do the test again tomorrow

I've got plenty of time though, i quit my job today... didnt think that through either

[J4EY D]

Its a pig to disconnect at the alternator.

0.36 amp is not a lot and may well be normal.It would take a long time to flatten a battery .

Maybe someone knows the normal current drain if any,or try a search for it ,I am not sure sorry.

Google (mostly american people) say a normal about is 0.050amps is normal, mine seems a lot more than that. I may be a moron though and be reading decimals wrong

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

0.36 amps is quite a lot around 4 watts i think

Edited by Chill, 25 October 2012 - 06:29 PM.

[ghand]

Its a pig to disconnect at the alternator.

0.36 amp is not a lot and may well be normal.It would take a long time to flatten a battery .

Maybe someone knows the normal current drain if any,or try a search for it ,I am not sure sorry.

Google (mostly american people) say a normal about is 0.050amps is normal, mine seems a lot more than that. I may be a moron though and be reading decimals wrong

Thats easy done ,

So 0.36 is way high if correct, Fancy missing " the fuses " back to the drawing board good luck .(i would have forgot them)

Edited by ghand, 25 October 2012 - 06:41 PM.

[ghand]

0.36 amps is quite a lot
around 4 watts i think

to fast with your edit

yes 0.33 amp is 4 watt, its to high , like leaving the glove box light on , that maybe it

[techieboy]

Or a phone charger in the cigarette lighter.

[ghand]

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Edited by ghand, 25 October 2012 - 06:40 PM.

[J4EY D]

0.36 amps is quite a lot
around 4 watts i think

Bugger, thought so

Its a pig to disconnect at the alternator.

0.36 amp is not a lot and may well be normal.It would take a long time to flatten a battery .

Maybe someone knows the normal current drain if any,or try a search for it ,I am not sure sorry.

Google (mostly american people) say a normal about is 0.050amps is normal, mine seems a lot more than that. I may be a moron though and be reading decimals wrong

Thats easy done so,

So 0.36 is way high if correct, Fancy missing " the fuses " back to the drawing board good luck .

Thats why i should never be trusted with important things... Dont tell Wick this though, i replaced his battery for him a few weeks ago


Im quietly confident its one of the ECU relays/fuses as it didnt do this before the webcon conversion. Just my luck to get a dodgy relay

[J4EY D]

0.36 amps is quite a lot
around 4 watts i think

to fast with your edit

yes 0.33 amp is 4 watt, its to high , like leaving the glove box light on , that maybe it

Or a phone charger in the cigarette lighter.

Oi you two, I'm not that stupid (debatable)

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

have you still got old battery

[J4EY D]

Nope, halfords disposed of it for me

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

[J4EY D]