Battery drain

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HARRY P
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So you did not see any drop on the voltage drain reading with any of the fuses?
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 3:47 AM
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Nope not even a bit.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 5:31 AM
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HARRY P
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What reading did you see? And was the door open or the key switched on?
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 5:46 AM
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For the most part twelve volts. But no the car door was not open nor was the key in the ignition.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 5:51 AM
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HARRY P
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Something is not right then. You should not get a twelve volt reading. Maybe one or two at the most.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight - Read step 3, but I use a multi-meter instead of a test light because it is a little more accurate.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 6:20 AM
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I should I not get a twelve volts reading from the battery? I had one probe on the terminal and the other on the cable and it was giving me that reading.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 7:00 AM
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HARRY P
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No, the only voltage that you should get should be the drain on the battery.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight

Try it exactly as it is explained in step 3, including the fifteen minute wait time.
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Thursday, May 17th, 2018 AT 7:27 PM

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