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Old 02-14-2008, 03:49 PM
romroc romroc is offline
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bad alternator

Using a multimeter I'm getting a current draw of 11 ma. Is that enough to drain the battery? An online source states that draw from accessories when ignition is off should be no more than 2 ma. I think a diode or two are bad on the alternator. The terminals accidently touched.
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