Parasitic draw on battery

[ford_family]

so on my volt meter the 10 amp is unprotected it say to only hold for a few seconds
use this setting with ohm or volts

 

[ford_family]

i'm on line right now yb and need the help man this is my mail truck

 

[ford_family]

when i use 20 volt setting and touch the probes to the neg cable and neg terminal i get 12. something

so i tried that method on my newer 2004 and it was the same way

i currently have no fuses in my fuse box under the dash i tried pulling all the fuses one at a time and it always read 12 something i guess i'm setting something up wrong

 

[ford_family]

ok i just set the meter to 20 volts i used a battry back to cheat the kam or what ever it is memory when i pull out the 60 amp maxi for igniton the numbers change with the fuse in its 11.74 when i pull it otu it drops to 10.98 i think but im still not sure if i'm doing it right all the fuses in under dash or on my floor board

 

[YBCold]

it could be that there is a direct drain. try to disconnect he alternator at the relay and see if anything happens?

 

[ford_family]

this is a new altnator i just picked up

should i just unplug the alernatore all together

 

[YBCold]

Wait are u on the Volts or Amps function??? most VOMs have a seperate hole / port labeled 10 A. put ur red wire there. then take one lead ( any) and attatch one to the battery post, and the other to cable. THEN start plucking fuses. DONT FORGET TO LET UR VOM CHILL FOR A BIT OR U WILL BURN THE CIRCUIT...

 

[YBCold]

and wait untill all the fuses are gone to unplug the alternator

 

[ford_family]

i been using volts but not on the 10 amp scale when i unplugged the
alt it dropped by.02 switching to 10 amp right now

 

[ford_family]

ok so do i use ten amp hole with 20 volt setting

 

[ford_family]

ok time to start putting some fuses back in it only reads .01
with that new setting it must be the fuses under dash because all the big ones under hood r still plugged in

 

[ford_family]

i'm now using the 20m setting in the a- scale on the meter with the 10 amp hole that says only 10 sec max

 

[YBCold]

no when u plug into the 10 A port there should also be a 10A on the dial.

 

[ford_family]

ok all the fuses or back in execpt 2 rear wiper since its broke off and the hego heather as this would light up my trouble light

now with the 10 a scale with thte probes in the 10 a slots i get .16 then it goes rigth .01

 

[ford_family]

ok now when i pull the ignition fuse it goes to .00 instead of point .01

with this fuse out the number stay .00 it never moves or lights up with any numbers

 

[ford_family]

so now i can replace my ignition switch since it kinda haas play in it anyway i think

 

[ford_family]

or is .01 not enough to pull the battery over night

 

[ford_family]

maybe a new btry and new ignition

 

[ford_family]

ok so i'm double checking when i opend the door it jumps to 2. 89 or something from the dome light close the door .00 put the igniton fuse back in and bam when i hook up it read .60 then then settles to .01 and stays there

oh yeah could it be a ignition relay

 

[YBCold]

.o1 is not really alot. i think if its .5 or something. how old is the battery?