Quickly drains battery

Tiny
MICHAELA SMITH
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  • 2002 GMC YUKON
  • 1.2L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 210,000 MILES
Our vehicle was completely drained of its battery source within forty eight hours.
Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 AT 4:08 PM

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Tiny
HARRY P
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Sounds like you have an electrical short circuit somewhere in the system. There is a test that anyone can do for an electrical short. All you need is a multi-meter ($15.00 to $20.00 or so at AutoZone). Disconnect one of the battery cables from the battery. Touch the disconnected cable to the other cable so any residual energy in the system is grounded out. Take your multi-meter, turn it on, and set to 20 volts DC. Take one lead and connect it to the newly disconnected battery cable, and connect the other lead to the battery post that the disconnected cable came from. You should see some sort of reading. Now start unplugging fuses, one at a time, until you see a significant drop in the meters reading. You have now identified the circuit. If the car has any aftermarket electronics (like a radio, for example), then start with checking that.

This is the multimeter that I have: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-multimeter-digital-with-8-functions-and-20/p-03482141000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

Let us know which fuse it was and I will personally look up what is on that circuit.
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 AT 8:05 PM
Tiny
HARRY P
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Also, we have this nice little how-to guide. Check it out: https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight
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Sunday, June 24th, 2018 AT 4:32 AM

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