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11-28-2009, 05:39 PM
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I just performed the Draw Test and to my surprise after car went to sleep the draw was of 0.02 Amps If the shifter light is on it "sucks" 0.47 Amps with the lights on 3.50 Amps As soon as it's off just 0.02 Amps My guess is that should be a OK or it's still a high ? Just my calculation, with a 0.02 amps draw my fully charged battery should last around 180 days. 
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11-28-2009, 06:01 PM
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when you attached the volt meter to the car, did you keep the car alive, by leaving the gound connection on? if you disconnected the battery, you may have reset a control unit which may have caused the draw to go away.
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11-28-2009, 06:32 PM
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You know,
I accidentally disconnected it,I didn't think about this possibility, I thought if there's a draw it will be present at any time. Shoot,if you're right I am gonna need to redo the test tomorrow. Thanks for you input. Quote:
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11-28-2009, 10:49 PM
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Symptoms suggest a draw but 20 milliamps (0.02) is normal when all electrics shut down (shifter light off). It could be that you cured the problem as killcrap suggests. Do you have the factory cell phone installed? I have but the actual mobile is not the original one with the BMW firmware and if I leave it plugged in the cradle the electrics won't shutdown and the battery will drain in a couple of days.
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11-28-2009, 11:40 PM
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Hi Brian,
No cell option... I am considering to rerun the test tomorrow morning,run it the way X stays with uninterrupted power. Also I've got some instruction from Weasel,so I am gonna go ahead and check them all together. Will write down the progress. I am gonna find these freaking Gremlins  Quote:
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11-29-2009, 12:23 PM
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I am in the process of the draw check.
So far it was going ok,I could supply uninterrupted power while disconnecting the battery, got an alarm to start 3 times though. locked with shifter LED on gives me 0.27 Amps... will post in 20 min
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#18
11-29-2009, 01:20 PM
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Starters are always a high amp draw like that, that isn't indicative of a problem.
One question... Is the new battery you have OEM or something aftermarket?
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11-29-2009, 04:23 PM
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Hi Weasel,
The battery is an OEM one and was put in by Dealer. I tried to check for AC voltage on the jump points and my meter is getting freaky every time I turn it to the AC measuring scale even without touching the leads.it's weird... Quote:
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11-29-2009, 06:32 PM
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It's probably in auto-range. I'd manually select a range if you can.
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