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Default Standing current of VW Golf R

Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote

What on earth is it doing?


Deciding how to **** over the individual who has
dared to modify the beautifully designed kraut car.

"Smolley" wrote in message ...
Further to a post a few weeks ago, about the battery being flat in my car
after standing idle for a few weeks. I subsequently charged the battery
in
the house using a laptop power supply and a couple of headlight bulbs in
series to deliver a charging current of ~2 amps over several days. I
eventually put the battery back in the car and fitted a knife switch
isolator. Yesterday I went out in the car and returned after about 10
miles. This morning after the engine fan had stopped I measured the
standing current across the open knife switch and was surprised to see
the
meter was reading 3.26 amps. No wonder the battery flat!