At 08:32 AM 7/10/03 -0400, ejrussell@mebtel.net wrote:
>
>I am wondering what the expected electrical load might be on a vehicle
with the
>key off?
Eric,
Typically it is under 100ma.
>We recently had a dead battery on our 1996 Chrysler. I quickly figured out
that
>the truck had not been latched closed, thus the trunk light was 'on' for 2-3
>days while the car was not driven.
That would do it. You should have had about a 2 to a 4 ohm load or drawing
between about 3 and 6 amps.
>After re-charging, I connected an amp meter between the neg terminal & the
>ground cable (disconnected from the battery). With the everything 'off', the
>meter is reading 0.45 - 0.48 amps on the 0-10 scale.
That sure seems like a lot. And your right about the radio only drawing
about .1A
Don't know what the computer draws. Unfortunately neither of my 95 cars
are here right now so I can't measure the current.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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