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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 06:45 PM
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How much electrical draw

How much draw should be on the batter with nothing on?

With hood light off, a minute or so after hooking up meter I get .5amp. Does that sound normal?

2011 F350 XLT, CC, 4x4, long box, 6.2 Gas.

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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 08:16 PM
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So I hooked up the meter and left it for a while. It settled out to .5 amp after about a minute and then steped down a bit every minute or so until after about 20 minutes it settled out to .011 amps draw.

Interestly, at about 30 minutes or so, it jumped up to .35 amp draw for about a minute, then dropped right back to .011 amp. Something must "wake up" every now and then.
 
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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 11:34 PM
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I don't know what Fords spec is but .011 amps should be well within. I work on Mercedes for a living and our spec is around .040 amps when asleep.
 
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.011 sounds good.
Make note somewhere so if you ever have a problem you know
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