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

["Bill LeClair" <billleclair@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

12 ma is about right for a clock or an alarm system. This draw will not kill
your battery. You can try to disconnect the battery and see if the battery
still drains down. Six years is about all a battery is good for. Check your
voltage at the battery while the car is running. The voltage at the battery
should be around 13 volts. No more than 15 volts.

How long does the car sit before it will not start?

Most likely you have a bad battery.


Bill LeClair

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Keen" <ckeen74@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 7:39 PM
Subject: [alfa] small current drain, '77 spider


> 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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