Hi Martin, I'll add my tips to the suggestions so far.
If you feel tha the battery is taking 2 days to discharge, that suggests a drain of around an amp. (40 AH battery). Thats a load of around 10 watts (very round figures) which leads me to think it could be a bulb on. I have certainly seen exactl;y similar problem on an AC 3000. It was down to wear on the boot lid where the sensor switch touched the lid. A piece of sticky tape prooved the problem. With the boot shut we didn't see the lamp on! We went several weeks trying to trace the issue following all of the suggestions that you have already been given until one day i caught the 1 amp drain on athe meter. So i suggest checking any hidden lamps and switches that you have. Glove box maybe? I have also just fixed similar symptoms on my Quantum but with a quite different source. The alternator is in circuit when the ignition is off and I did get a clue eventually when the ignition light started strange behavours. After much testing and frustration I found that the wire from the armature winding that goes to the brush plate (lucas 17ACR) had fractured and was intermittently working. I also found that the "B" connection had it's wire poorly wrapped around the lucar connector. So I suggest that you check the wiring to the alternator. It's proximity to the exhaust could have damaged it or indeed the alternator itself despite the fact that the output appears to be good. Hope that helps and good luck Ken > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Battery drain > Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 08:19:39 +0100 > > The voltage of the dead battery was 8.5V > When the first battery went dead I checked with the ammeter and found the > alarm was taking 28mA. > The last battery drained with the alarm off. I've disconnected the battery > after each drive so it can't drain until I've nailed the problem, but i > can't leave it a long time away from home if I stick to this regime as the > doors lock via the alarm! > I'll check with the ameter as soon as I can. Martin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jamest142" <[email protected]> > To: "Quantum Owners Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:59 PM > Subject: [Quantum Owners] Re: Battery drain > > > Hiya > > I always prefer the word 'should', but I would not risk it just in > case. > > Another thought (ouch!) is to make sure the crimps on the connectors > are ok. Also - what is the Voltage when the battery is 'dead' - bear > in mind an LED will only light when connected the correct way round > (and make sure it has a series resistor, or is designed for 12V > operation) > > Best regards > James T > > On 24 May, 22:37, Jim Hearne <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1. 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