'92 accord, battery dies

[smokeurass]

We recently bought a new battery, and when the car is left alone for about a week, the battery dies. Its not a bad battery, when i disconnect the wire and leave it, then try it works fine. Anyone know what the problem might be? Whats draining the sucker?

Edit: I just bought the car recently, so I don't know if the other owner had the problem or not (was used daily).

[AccordCodger]

I imagine you would probably already have noticed this, but just in case ---- are your brake lights on all the time? That would do it, and it's an easy fix - replace the plastic "button" in the brake pedal lever, where it contacts the switch.

[smokeurass]

...nothing is on...

at least nothing noticable, lights, clock, cdplayer, whatever.

Anything else?

[AccordCodger]

Is there and after-market stuff installed? (Such as an external amp, incorrectly wired).

Failing that, the only suggestion I have is to put an ammeter between the battery and the positive cable, then start pulling fuses, one by one, until the current drain stops.

[Dr. No35]

My issue I had with my battery dieing was my harmonic balancer, i didn't reallize it untill it broke on me. But every time i would turn on the a/c the battery light would come on. I thought the compressor was bad. I also chanced the altenator that still wasn't it. after the balancer was replaced I haven't had any problems since.

[phoenixitc]

Check the battery cables. Something might be amiss with one of them. I had a similar problem and had to have an auto shop trace the problem.

[phantastic1]

here is a trick i learned. find a lightbulb that will handle the cars 12v batt. set the bulb up in a way w/ some wires so that it would light up if you touch the wires to the pos and neg batt terminals. now disconnect the pos cable. and hook one end of your lightbulb set up to the pos cable and the other end to the pos batt terminal. the bulb should now light up. go to your fuse box and start pulling some of the fuses (window, interior/exterior lights, etc.) if you pull one that turns off the light bulb then you have isolated the problem to the part of the system. for example...if you pull the interior light fuse....and the lightbulb turns off....you have isolated it to the the interior light system. this only works w/ electrical systems that will operate w/out having the ignition on.