.12 amp power draw on room fuse, slowly killing battery - anyone seen this?
Hmm i dont have a aftermarket alarm so thats out but I did switch to a smaller Miata sealed battery when I installed a vmount. Maybe ill switch back to the larger standard battery, remove all interior LEDs and hope for the best.
There is a small bulb that illuminates the ignition switch (it's behind an orange lens on the steering column hood), it should be lit whenever either of the doors is open. If I remember correctly, it will draw about 0.1A current. Try closing the doors (or activating the door switches as if the doors were closed); the drain should stop when the lamp turns off.
I also have a parasitic draw on my room fuse. My amp draw is 140mA, and drops down to 20mA once the room fuse is pulled.
I narrowed it down to the C1-01 connectors with 12 pins. These connectors are the ones that plug in behind the gauge cluster. There are 2 12 pin connectors, and my amp draw goes away if either are unplugged.
I've replaced this speedo, and repaired my odometer when the capacitors in them failed. There must be something funny going on with my speedo/odometer
I narrowed it down to the C1-01 connectors with 12 pins. These connectors are the ones that plug in behind the gauge cluster. There are 2 12 pin connectors, and my amp draw goes away if either are unplugged.
I've replaced this speedo, and repaired my odometer when the capacitors in them failed. There must be something funny going on with my speedo/odometer
Thanks for the suggestions! I'm still baffled as to what circuit is doing a slow power drain. The weird thing too is sometimes you'll hook up the meter and see the .12 amp draw, sometimes you'll hook it up and see .00. Or, you'll have the .12 amp draw, pull the room fuse, put it back, and it will stay at .00. It's just damn flaky.
Keep the ideas coming!
If all else fails, we're talking about installing a relay on the room fuse circuit that only opens when you key on. It's a workaround but will solve the problem.
Dale
Keep the ideas coming!
If all else fails, we're talking about installing a relay on the room fuse circuit that only opens when you key on. It's a workaround but will solve the problem.
Dale
David
I forgot about this thead. Be carefull with some aftermarket upgraded alternators. The constant 12volt supply from the egi fuse will power the internal voltage regulator causing a draw. The factory alternator doesn't have this problem. I'm gonna have to rewire my 12v to a swithed source to fix this issue.
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