Battery

Tiny
NALA1369
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  • 1990 OLDSMOBILE REGENCY
  • 6 CYL
  • 160,000 MILES
My battery is being drained almost every night. We make sure not to leave anything on, yet it's dead the next day.
The battery is new. The alternator is also new.
Saturday, March 5th, 2016 AT 5:19 PM

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Tiny
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You have short circuit somewhere that's draining the battery

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight
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Saturday, March 5th, 2016 AT 7:21 PM
Tiny
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There is a procedure for finding a battery draw like that.

You will need a digital ammeter and a jumper wire with clips on the ends to do this.
First rig any door switches so you can have a door open without triggering the interior lights and unplug the hood light. Remove one battery cable and attach the meter in series between the battery cable and battery post. Take the jumper wire and also attach it the same way. Leave the jumper wire on for at least 10 minutes to expire all the automatic timers. Now remove the jumper wire and read the meter, anything over 50ma is too much draw. The way you locate this is to start removing fuses one at a time until the meter drops to normal level. This will be the circuit with something staying on. Determine what components are part of that circuit and check them individually until the problem is isolated.
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016 AT 5:46 AM

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