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Subject:Re: Battery draining, or bad battery?
From:EMZ
Date:Mon, 22 Mar 1999 00:20:14 -0500

This is way unreasonable. Look further on that circuit
to see what drawing the power.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Sun, 21 Mar 1999, Ray Perry wrote:

> I am having trouble keeping new batteries.  I am on my second "Die Hard"
> in 20 months and it is going dead on me after sitting a few nights
> without running it.  I suspect there is a power draw somewhere.  When
> checking the amp drain on the battery at rest  (nothing turned on except
> the clock) there is about .6 amp draw.  When I remove the # 3 fuse,
> there is no draw.  Is the .6 amp draw reasonable?  Is there a factory
> spec for this?  Anyone have a similar problem?
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> Ray
> '90 Westy Syncro
>

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