Battery drain

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Battery drain

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Hi all, for some reason my vans draining the battery whilst everything is off. The earth lead is getting "live" you can get sparks off it when connecting the battery. I've tried disconnecting all the fuses, all lights are off including interior lights. I can't seem to find what's causing the issue. Any knowledge or ideas what the cause might be would be greatly received.
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Re: Battery drain

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One for the electrical forum... but get a volt meter and pop each fuse in turn to see which circuit is causing the drain
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This is how to test for parasitic battery drain…..



http://youtu.be/KF1gijj03_0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope this helps

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That is such a useful video. Thank you for that.
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Re: Battery drain

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No Problem

There are lots of people doing that kinda stuff on y tube but I find his explainations easy to follow

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