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Old 02-17-2005, 09:48 PM
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Re: How much draw is acceptable? Battery going dead

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Originally Posted by spaceldman
I have 92 Grand Prix. Just wondering how much current draw is acceptable when the car is not running. My battery seems to be dead in about 4 days if the car is not used. It had a draw of 340 mA. I disconnected the remote start and now it has 140 mA. Is this OK? Can I put the remote starter back in? Maybe the battery is no good?
Sounds like the battery might be a liitle weak, but 340 (or 140) is way too much. A decent 50ah battery would be dead in 5 or 6 days easily. (at least not enough to start the car.) 40ma is more realistic. Even with lots of electronic stuff (in standby) 100ma is max.

Jim
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