average amp draw?
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From: Orland Park, IL
Car: 1984 Z28
Engine: SLOW carbed ls
Transmission: TH400 with brake, 8" PTC converter
Axle/Gears: moser 9" 4.11
average amp draw?
what's the spec on amp draw while the car is sitting with all lights, etc off. I thought it was under 20 milli-amp was spec. anyone tell me? I have a battery draw problem and was wondering what the shop manuals had to say about it.
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Engine: 305 Tbi (L03)
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Ive always used 50 milliamps buts its usually pretty obvious went you have a draw because not many circuits have current draws in the milliamp range.
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Yes it is about 20 miliamps....
What I did is I removed ALL the fuses and put them all back in, one by one, until I found the circuit that was drawing 2 amps and killing my battery. It was the ACC circuit, with my compass mirror and center console VFD display :P Disconnected those and now it's all back to 20mA like it's supposed to be :P
What I did is I removed ALL the fuses and put them all back in, one by one, until I found the circuit that was drawing 2 amps and killing my battery. It was the ACC circuit, with my compass mirror and center console VFD display :P Disconnected those and now it's all back to 20mA like it's supposed to be :P
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From: Orland Park, IL
Car: 1984 Z28
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Transmission: TH400 with brake, 8" PTC converter
Axle/Gears: moser 9" 4.11
it was my autometer tach was continously on. still have a .3 amp draw, at least it's down from 4.XX amp draw. i believe the voltmeter is wired up to be constant hot too as well, by accident of course. 
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