Re: [alfa] small current drain, '77 spider

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

12 ma is no problem at all. It would take thousands of hours at 12 ma to 
run down a 60 ampere hour battery.

Gwynne Spencer    Punta Gorda, FL

At 07:39 PM 2/7/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey all,
>
>I have a recurring problem with the battery losing its charge. I've done a 
>little checking to see what's up, and see that there are about 12mA 
>flowing out of the battery. As far as I know, the only thing that should 
>be running current when the car is parked is the clock on the car radio - 
>does 12mA sound about right for that?
>
>The interior and glove box lights go off when their respective doors are 
>shut. AFAIK, nothing else is on either. The battery itself is maybe 6 
>years old, but it was one of those top-of-the-line, no-maintenance 
>batteries (so I can't check the fluid level) with a long forecast service life.
>
>Thanks
>Chris Keen
>'77 spider
>Los Altos, CA
>
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