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how many milliamps can the electrical system draw before there is a problem? 2007 f150 fx4

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Old 03-19-2019, 11:34 AM
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how many milliamps can the electrical system draw before there is a problem? 2007 f150 fx4

i am running into a battery drain issue and i have set up my amp probe between the battery neg and cable, i am showing
.75a then it drops to .35a, now it is at .03.
the battery dies overnight. it is a new battery last year and i just had it load tested ok.
 
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15-20ma is to be expected.
 
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I believe 50 milliamps is the limit.
 
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I believe 50 milliamps is the limit.
This is correct and is the limit AFTER the system times out and goes to "sleep" (40 minutes or so).




 
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