Current Leakage Question

[Timbox2]

For the Auto Electrics peeps.

My Tigger got left a whole week without being started( Rare for me).

Although she did start it was a bit close but after a run she seemed fine and I put the battery on trickle for a few hours.

But i decided to do a leakage test on the battery and Im getting about 50-60ma.

Ive got the system 3 triumph alarm which Datatool say should only draw a max of 2ma "In Normal use", whatever that means, so, are Datatool lying or is something else taking a small draw, the clock maybe takes a little but I wouldnt have thought that much.

Cheers for your thoughts

[oxnsox]

Don't have an alarm fitted... but I'll check mine tomorrow (since I'll be working in the shed) to see if their is any residual drain... and let you know

[Timbox2]

Don't have an alarm fitted... but I'll check mine tomorrow (since I'll be working in the shed) to see if their is any residual drain... and let you know

Cheers mate,

[outrunner]

Remember the clock still works when the ignition is off so that will account for some of the leakage.

Edit, I really should pay more attention as this has already been mentioned.  :oops:


Andy.

[oxnsox]

OK... For my Girly with a flat battery (as I found out when I did this check), I'm seeing a residual current drain of around 2mA.  Bike is electrically standard with no alarm.
Hope that helps.

[iansoady]

2mA isn't a lot. Standard battery is 12Ah which in theory would give you around 6,000 hours or 250 days before it was flat (yes I know it doesn't quite work like that).

[Timbox2]

OK... For my Girly with a flat battery (as I found out when I did this check), I'm seeing a residual current drain of around 2mA.  Bike is electrically standard with no alarm.
Hope that helps.

Thanks mate, so it would appear that my alarm is drawing close to 50mA, or something else is that shouldn't be, wonder how easy or difficult it is to disconnect the factory alarm??