Congratulations on getting the radio out! It seems like you have been fighting that for months! Attaboy! 2019 Sprinter 12 passenger 144WB 875 miles, low mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen 1982 240D, high mileage Hildegard with a low mileage engine, no news
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 5, 2020, at 1:43 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:50:26 -0500 Rick Knoble via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Craig said: >> >>> Now all I need to do is locate the current drain ... >hint: I think it >>> is worse. >> >> Antenna? > > Disconnected. > > >> Alarm system? > > Disconnected. > > >> Three component stereo, with an amp always on? > > Already ruled out (and maybe disconnected). > > > It turned out to be operator error: I had turned the ignition key to the > "run" position so I could move the transmission shift lever all the way > backward for clearance when I worked on the radio and had not moved the > transmission lever all the way forward and removed the key. > > Now, the test lamp glows brightly for about half a second and then goes > out. The initial surge of current is about 1/2 amp -- though I don't know > if my Fluke 77 has enough time to stabilize -- but the final current is > low and varies continuously between 12.5 and 18.1 mA. (Note: 15 mA for > 30 days is 10.8 ampere-hours, so it is quite low enough to officially > say it's not a problem.) > > Now I need to see if I can connect the antenna and other things without > the current drain increasing -- and then continue on to get the car on > the road! > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
