2005 Honda Accord Battery dying overnight

Tiny
JDECICCO
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  • 2005 HONDA ACCORD
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
When I park the car overnight it cranks real slow in the morning, This battery has been replaced two times in the last month, I thought that I got a bad battery and returned it for a new one, no luck same problem. I disconnected the trunk and hood lights thinking that they might stay on draining the battery, My question is can I hook a meter up to see if something is drawing current, can you give me details on how to hook up the meter, Thank You
Monday, March 31st, 2014 AT 12:38 PM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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You can get a multi meter that can read amps draw pretty cheap at harbor freight the instructions tell you how to measure a draw. You just hook up the leads correctly on the meter. Also set the meter to the correct setting put the meter between the postive battery cable and battery post. Have everything turned off key out of the ignition door closed. Then wait ten mins for everything to turn off and see what the meter reads.
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Monday, March 31st, 2014 AT 8:43 PM

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