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SilvaStratus 
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Posted: December 22, 2005 at 4:44 PM / IP Logged  

ok....i did these tests on my car with the meter on the 10A setting and the red cable in the unfused socket

the initial drain of everything read .38 when we started...not sure what units thats in

when i pulled the IGN Fuel Starter fuse, it dropped to .25

when i pulled the Stop LPS INT LPS fuse it dropped to .27

now from time to time the overall drain would jump between .38 and .48 and the readings would rise .1 accordingly so the drain is still the same....i think the meter might have gotten fried towards the end cuz it was reading 19V on my battery when my autometer voltmeter was reading 12V

Drive it like you stole it..
dualsport 
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Posted: December 22, 2005 at 5:38 PM / IP Logged  
Assuming you had the meter's switch in the right position for the 10A input jack that would be a reading in amps, so the 0.38 you measured is 380 mA, similar to having an instrument panel lighting bulb turned on. Not a huge amount, but it's still too much.
While usually the goal is to keep it more around 20 mA, I would have expected your drain to be even higher than the 380mA if it drained your battery in only two days.
Do you still hear the relays clicking when you connect and disconnect them? If you can get to them, maybe try pulling all the relays you added out from the sockets to see if it drops the drain.
Though it may be harder than just pulling the fuse, if you pull out the whole relay, it opens all possible drain paths through the relay coils and also the contacts, so you can be sure it's not the cause.
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