Parasitic Drain #3 fuse battery feed 1 ??

[Anthonyv223]

Hello I have an 06 explorer that has a parasitic drain I have a new battery and alternator so that's been cleared up now I did the multimeter test and tested 1.5 draw from fuse #3 50 amp fuse that is battery feed 1 I have been researching the net for what circuit that would be but no look can anyone tell me what battery feed 1 would be and what exactly is causing the drain please

 

[Explorer_PL]

When you test that, remember to open the hood, hook up the multi meter, close the doors, and wait about 20 minutes and do not touch anything.

Fords have some type of sleep relay, so for the first IDK 20-30 minutes you will see a draw, and then it should drop.

If you open the door, you reset it again.

 

[Anthonyv223]

When you test that, remember to open the hood, hook up the multi meter, close the doors, and wait about 20 minutes and do not touch anything.

Fords have some type of sleep relay, so for the first IDK 20-30 minutes you will see a draw, and then it should drop.

If you open the door, you reset it again.

Hello thanks for the reply yes I did wait and have already did the test the fuse I pulled that made the multimeter read from 1.5 to .01 which is normal so I found the fuse that was causing the drain now I know the fuse isn't the issue as it's just to protect the circuit that is drawing the power. The fuse was #3 it was a 50 amp megafuse and was for battery feed #1 which is where I'm Stu k what is battery feed #1 ??

 

[imp]

Hello thanks for the reply yes I did wait and have already did the test the fuse I pulled that made the multimeter read from 1.5 to .01 which is normal so I found the fuse that was causing the drain now I know the fuse isn't the issue as it's just to protect the circuit that is drawing the power. The fuse was #3 it was a 50 amp megafuse and was for battery feed #1 which is where I'm Stu k what is battery feed #1 ??

@Anthonyv223
I'm thinking "Battery feed #1" means the point from which all the other devices in the vehicle get their power. This is a 2006? The megafuse feeds a number of small fuses which each send power to devces. 1.5 Amps is excessive, 0.01 is very normal, for the computer keep-alive. I will check my wiring diagrams and come back. Meanwhile, with the megafuse in place, with the 1.5 amp draw, you need to pull all the small fuses one by one in both the Battery Junction Box (underhood) and the fusebox under the dashboard. Do the underhood first, then if you do not find the source of current drain, do the ones in the car. You do this with the multimeter connected at the place where you originally found 1.5 amps current draw. imp

 

[Scott E]

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