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Old May 8, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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I have something grounding out and killing the battery over time. I have took a test light and tryed to pin point it i have got it down to where it is either in the audio system, or keyless entry any one have any ideas what it could be.
Old May 9, 2006 | 05:27 AM
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Just curious, but how did you pinpoint the keyless entry or the audio system?
Old May 9, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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I took a test light and pulled the fusses until the light went out
Old May 9, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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I took a test light and pulled the fusses until the light went out

So what your saying is that both of those sytems had power without fuses? Sorry its late and my brain just does not want to cooperate.
Old May 9, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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as long as the fuse was pulled they are not getting any power but if i only pull the negative side of my battery, and let it sit for a couple of days it will still dran, but if i pull the positive side it wont it is just getting really annoying and i can not figure out what it is.
Old May 10, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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several things can be wrong with this. A your batt sucks and you need a new batt. B you have a constant wire draining your power not a negative. and have you tried just disconnecting your keyless or radio? not by the fuse, but by the actual wires. It could be when the installer installed the keyless or radio the wire has a small tear and its finally going to ground. Your brain to your keyless entry system could be bad too. hope that helps, or maybe let me know if its not any of those and i might be able to help you more from there. my guess, they keyless entry system. Do you have an amp installed in your car? like one for subs or a 4ch amp for your surrounding?
Old May 10, 2006 | 01:42 AM
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First you need to check for an overdraw. The test light just means those particular systems are drawing some power, but they are suppose to. Get yourself a digital voltmeter, set it to Amps, make sure everything is turned off including interior lights and underhood light, loosen the clamp on the positive battery terminal but do not yet disconnect it. Now hold the positive lead of the voltmeter to the side of the positive battery post below the cable clamp. ( you do this here so you can slide the clamp off the battery without removeing the test lead.) Hold the negative test lead to the positive cable itslef. Now keeping the test leads in place, and pull the positive cable free of the battery leaving only the voltmeter to complete the circuit. Hold it like this for about 30 seconds then take the reading from the display. Tell me what that reading is and I can help you farther.
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