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      07-08-2019, 01:47 PM   #23
dpaul
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Originally Posted by sovietjet View Post
I disconnected the negative cable from the battery in the trunk and then ran the multimeter in series (one multimeter cable touching battery terminal, the other multimeter cable touching the negative cable of the car) and measuring milliamperes. The car was off, key was out of range, and only the trunk was open. I waited about 5 minutes before starting this test.
Usually takes longer than 5 minutes to get to the 50ma range but OK, it seems clear you do not have abnormal parasitic drain. I'd see if Advance will replace the battery.
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