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Re: [VAL] Dead Battery



I found the Fluke multimeter in current mode, shows when there is a
drain. Simply go through your circuit breaker, turning off circuits until
the current flow stops. Then you've nailed it. I got mine on eBay for
under $100 with a highly accurate temperature probe as well.
:-)http://us.fluke.com/usen/products/Fluke+114.htm?catalog_name=FlukeUnitedSt
atesHope
that helps. Jim, Denver 68 Tradewind 24' with two AGM batteries and
Intellivolt 60amp converter.

 
> Dan,
>
> I have a similiar situation on my '60 Overlander. Something is 
> draining the battery dead. I thought that everything was turned off 
> when winterizing this Fall, but found the battery dead in late Nov. I 
> charged it up, but it was dead again a few days ago. This is not 
> normal for this coach. Normally I can just leave the battery sit (no 
> charger) and it is OK. Now that the trailer is stored at home I can 
> plug it in to charge things, but I do not like to leave an unattended 
> trailer plugged in for any length of time. My battery is about 4 years 
> old, so it is probably time for a new one anyways...but I do have to 
> find what is causing the drain...some day when I have a little time!
>
> Scott Scheuermann