"sharx333" <emil.santos@gmail.com> wrote in news:1163212200.212648.320350
@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Just wanted to ask:
>
> Is the "light bulb" test (putting a 12v bulb in series with the battery
> circuit) an accurate test for a parasitic drain? My ammeter only goes
> up to 0.25A, and I don't want to risk overloading the meter.
>
> How bright should the bulb light up, if it should at all, for a
> "normal" drain? (clock, ECU, radio memory)
>


See the relevant page at Bill Darden's excellent Battery FAQ:
http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq10.htm



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