car off, still drawing power?

Ravendarat wrote: Before you get a new battery get the damn thing tested, like someone else said most parts source or other automotive shops can and will test the battery and altenator for free so utilize it. Why spend a couple hundred bucks on a battery when its the altenator that could be screwed.

This is the only sound advice I have read thus far, other than from Forbidden. People are simply guessing, or relying on part knowledge of how to trouble shoot this. An AVR test using a Midtronics tool, along with a Avalanch diode check will tell you 100% as to the current state of your electrical system. There will not be any guessing as to what part is dead, failing or faulty. Get it done, and move on . . . Otherwise you are wasting your time, and precious money that I am sure you do not have . The End . . . EVIL Teken . . .

/R7 wrote: and using a tester light (screw driver/light tool), no draw was being shown while the hood was down, pulling the hood up caused a draw, thats another thing he did.

That would not tell you the current draw, that would simply tell you that there is voltage being dropped. A DMM is required to measure the parasitic load current being drawn down, a test light cannot tell you this with any numerical value to have reference to. Just because the light comes on or off, does this tell you how much voltage / current is being consumed / dropped?? EVIL Teken . . .

wow, , just rippen it up eh2003 Chevy Avalanche,Eclipse CD7000,Morel Elate 5,Adire Extremis,Alpine PDX-4.150, 15" TC-3000, 2 Alpine PDX-1.1000, 470Amp HO Alt.

teken before you jump all over me, i simply said we used it to test if current was still being drained he wanted to know if a ground was elsewhere, or something, im no mechanic but it helped him in some way. the amount or value it held was not important, hence the use of the light, we could have simply used either one of our dmms to figure what we needed. im not saying your incorrect, but your feeling to rip at me was no more important than the self written signature "EVIL Teken . . ." kool

/R7 wrote: teken before you jump all over me

I was not jumping on you or anyone for that matter, if that came across that way I apologise.

/R7 wrote: but your feeling to rip at me was no more important than the self written signature "EVIL Teken . . ."

This is my call sign . . . It has been so, for over 25 years on almost all the forums I am a member, or moderator. The bottom line is this, if I see information that is not accurate, I will take the time to address it, and clarify it for all members. That is the whole point of this forum, to besotowe the facts, and not half truths, or misinformation. Unlike others, I do not take anything on any forum personaly. Why??? Because they *people* have no direct affect on me in the real world. That is what everyone should remember. End Of story EVIL Teken . . .

hey teken, i dunno if its a typo or im just dumb, but what on earth is "besotowe"??? 1990 Honda Civic HB:

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