Date:         Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:03:51 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
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At 09:08 PM 7/16/2011, craig cowan wrote:
>Okay. Well I have been doing that wrong then.
>However, there is a draw on my battery and I'm pretty sure i've narrowed it
>down to the relay. What's the best procedure for testing that?

Turn off all loads.  Put your ammeter in series between the negative
battery terminal and the battery ground wire.  Use the 10 amp
range.  Observe the amount of current flowing.  If it's a few
milliamps that's normal (clock, for one); but we're expecting
more.  Now start removing fuses one at a time and watch the
meter.  When the excess current changes, you've found a circuit with
a working load on it.  Probably only one such circuit, but as soon as
I say that it will turn out to be two.

Once you've found the circuit, go to Bentley to identify what devices
are on it and start disconnecting...

Yours,
David