Can any1 help me I got a battery that go's dead after 2 days?

Tiny
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Ive got a new battery and my alternater is charging over 14v so I bought a multimeter a found that 2 things are draining the batt 1 is the siderepeters and the other is rear lights but I dont know how to sort the problem out other than keeping the fuse's out, but obvioulsy I cant. If any1 can help thanks.
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 AT 6:16 PM

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Tiny
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Have to go to each component in circuit an disconnect till find drain. What is fuse name and location?
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011 AT 6:46 PM
Tiny
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Its the indecators fuse were the drain is and also the rearlight fuse. After I toke both of these out the drain went from 0.21 to 0.09. Im wondering if the indecator relay is staying on?
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011 AT 7:06 PM
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Skyline not in my data base so can't check wiring out. The readings is that on Milliamp scale?
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011 AT 7:38 PM
Tiny
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To be honest im new at useing a multimeter.I put the mutimeter on the 10a setting (the dial at 5o clock)
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011 AT 8:54 PM
Tiny
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Right I went and bought a fuse current tester and my hazzard light fuse is taking -0.09a but jumps about up to 0.15 then back down and so on. Theres also my sidelight fuse that is taking and staying at 0.09a. Hope this helps thanks.
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Friday, October 14th, 2011 AT 5:53 PM
Tiny
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Should be NO amps without circuit turned on. Do you have a wiring diagram? Need to see what is powered by thoes fuses
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Monday, October 17th, 2011 AT 3:03 PM
Tiny
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The first circuit with a problem is the side light fuse ive found out that my door pin that turns off my interer light becomes live after I switch off the key but with the key on the first turn it all works fine. Any ider were I can get a wireing diagram from? Also my hazzard light fuse is taking power but when I unplug the alarm loom from the alarm box it stops. So confuseing
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Monday, October 17th, 2011 AT 3:51 PM

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