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Old 11-02-2014 | 10:52 AM
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Default 1997 road king efi battery draw

If the bike is parked for 24 hours,it has a dead battery.checked parastic draw and it was 1.28.when I took the 5 amp fuse out it drops to.64 Mili amps with meter on 40 miliamp scale. Is it that the computer isn't going to sleep,can't find any other issues. Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
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Old 11-03-2014 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by rick chabot
If the bike is parked for 24 hours,it has a dead battery.checked parastic draw and it was 1.28.when I took the 5 amp fuse out it drops to.64 Mili amps with meter on 40 miliamp scale. Is it that the computer isn't going to sleep,can't find any other issues. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I think you have a short somewhere. 1.28A draw will definitely kill a battery.

Added any accessories that are wired directly to the battery??
 
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Old 11-03-2014 | 08:59 AM
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Hello and welcome.
Since we can not "see" maybe some more information would help.
Does the bike have any extra wires attached to the battery or fuse box?
Do you have an alarm? any extra lights?
 
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Old 11-05-2014 | 07:09 PM
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What ever the problem, it is not a short.

A short is when the power finds a direct path to ground (such as a bare wire) before it reaches the component in the circuit.

A short will blow the fuse.
 
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