2000 Excursion 7.3L battery drain

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Sep 8, 2016 | 11:52 PM

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andym

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From: Bonita Springs FL

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Originally Posted by pirschwagon

You need to allow the GEM to enter Sleep Mode for an accurate measurement. Some stay on as long as 10 minutes. Leave the door open until the Dome Lamp goes out..... It's sleeping.

Thanks for the tip... I'll have to rig something up so I don't have to hold two multimeter probes in place for 10 minutes.

Is there one place where all the information like this is written down? lol

Sep 9, 2016 | 06:37 AM

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From: Blairsville, Pennsylvania

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Originally Posted by andym

Thanks for the tip... I'll have to rig something up so I don't have to hold two multimeter probes in place for 10 minutes.

Is there one place where all the information like this is written down? lol

I used this when testing for draws from my fuse block.