Date:         Thu, 8 Dec 2011 19:34:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Something draining my battery
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I discovered something draining my battery recently.  I picked up an
item at the "everything costs $1" store.  It plugs into your lighter
socket and has a flexible cord, then a head on it that has 3 white
LEDs and 1 Blue LED, and it also has a magnifying lens.  A button on
the plug turns it from off to 2 white LEDs or 1 blue LED.  For $1 I
thought it would be good even if just for parts.  So I had it in my
van for a few weeks and played around with it while driving at
night.  Then I noticed my house battery getting low.  I hadn't driven
the van much, but it was still too low.  Finally I went to unplug the
light and found that the plug part was slightly warm.  Hmmm.  The
thing was drawing 25mA when off, 35mA with the 3 white LED and 30mA
with the single blue one.  Maybe that's why it ended up in the $1 store.

Edward

At 07:56 PM 12/6/2011, randy velasco wrote:
>Hi all
>
>I wanted to thank everyone for the help with this issue. I changed
>the battery and now i am checking all the wires and fuses. I will
>Let you know how it goes.
>
>Thanks
>
>Randy