Battery keeps going flat

Tiny
DENNIS BRIGGS
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  • 1995 AUDI A4
  • 10,900 MILES
Battery goes flat after about 2 days, had battery and alternate checked both ok. Alternate ok when benched tested but only puts out about 10amps when on car.
Monday, April 16th, 2012 AT 6:17 PM

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Tiny
WRENCHTECH
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You may have a parasitic draw on the system.
There is a procedure for finding a battery draw like that.

You will need a digital ammeter and a jumper wire with clips on the ends to do this.
First rig any door switches so you can have a door open without triggering the interior lights and unplug the hood light. Remove one battery cable and attach the meter in series between the battery cable and battery post. Take the jumper wire and also attach it the same way. Leave the jumper wire on for at least 10 minutes to expire all the automatic timers. Now remove the jumper wire and read the meter. Anything over 50ma is too much draw. The way you locate this is to start removing fuses one at a time until the meter drops to normal level. This will be the circuit with something staying on. Determine what components are part of that circuit and check them individually until the problem is isolated.
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Monday, April 16th, 2012 AT 6:31 PM
Tiny
DENNIS BRIGGS
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Thanking you for a very imformative answer
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Monday, April 16th, 2012 AT 6:52 PM

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