Thanks again Max and Jim.
I was checking out a PO statement that he thought there was a drain. He
listed four electrical problems that his Indy failed to fix after many $$$.
Both seats had no movement. That turned out to be the seat relay and the
aux. fuse holder had been switched in their slots.
Driver's window was a broken switch that I glued back and swapped it with a
rear window switch.
Radio inop, but it was calling for a code. I have a Becker upgrade for
that.
Dome light inop when door is opened. He got a new switch assembly from
Rusty that he hasn't delivered to me yet.
When that and the passenger window is fixed, I can't name anything else that
won't work.
I'm not going to fool with the drain until I know its a problem. Like you
suggested, maybe someone with an SDL can confirm my readings. I don't need
or use the memory feature so I may be able to disconnect it.
Thank
Harry
What problem are you trying to fix? I don't think that ~65mA is
terrible, and if you plan to leave the car parked for long periods I'd
recommend either disconnecting the battery or installing a float
charger.
I'm far from an expert on the front seat adjustments, but 25 mA draw on
two different circuits with key off seems excessive to me. You may want
to find a friend with car with same seats to see if they get similar
results. I know that on my 124 wagon with memory front seat, battery
won't last more than a couple weeks of sitting, but I've never measured
the key off current draw.
I bought a float charger for my wagon a couple years ago, and installed
a jack under the driver's side dash to plug it in. There's a hot
circuit under the dash on left side with a nice 10mm nut on a stud where
I attached the positive lead, found a ground point somewhere down there.
When I'm leaving town for more than a couple weeks, I park the car in
the garage and crack the driver's window to feed in the extension cord.
Plug the float charger in and leave it on the dash so I can see the
lights to make sure it's working with just a glance from the garage
entrance. Works like a charm.
-Max
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