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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 08:12 PM
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Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

I am a new member and i just got my 1986 camaro z28 as a graduation present but my battery keeps dying because I have an amp draw from something on my accessory fuse but i cant find it. Any help is appreciated
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 08:40 PM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

Pull the fuse and see what stops working.
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 08:57 PM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

When i pull the fuse the radio, horn and interior lights quit working and the draw goes away
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 11:16 PM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

Is the clock on the radio always on?
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 11:36 PM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

That fuse also feeds the lighter. Anything plugged into that?
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Old Jul 22, 2016 | 12:09 AM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

When the radio is on so is the clock on it and no there is nothing plugged into the lighter
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Old Jul 22, 2016 | 04:58 AM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

I'm going to assume you would have noticed if the lights were on all the time, so, probably nothing to do with those.

OK, so unplug the radio and put the fuse back in, and see if it stays away like that.

Also check for an amp; if it's wired to that ckt, then it's on 100% of the time.
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Old Jul 22, 2016 | 07:09 AM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

most likely draw for an unmolested system is the cargo courtesy lamp in the rear hatch area. It can be left on and is dim enough to easily escape notice.
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Old Jul 22, 2016 | 12:34 PM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

Originally Posted by naf
most likely draw for an unmolested system is the cargo courtesy lamp in the rear hatch area. It can be left on and is dim enough to easily escape notice.
That light has been the source of dead batteries for me more than a few times.
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Old Jul 22, 2016 | 12:38 PM
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Axle/Gears: 3.73 Posi (GT4 G80)
Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

I have checked the rear hatch light and it is always off. It could be the radio I'm thinking. I have a subwoofer with an amp attached in the back but its not wired to the accessory fuse
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Old Jul 31, 2016 | 09:11 PM
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Re: Excessive amp draw on my accessory fuse

I fixed the problem. It turns out my radio wasn't wired correctly and there was a fuse missing that i didn't know about
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