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Dead Battery - Looks like Central Locking is the Culprit 200 1993

posted by  Oleseahorse on  Sun Mar 1 10:10 CST 2009
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Hello All,

Dead battery today in Red Wagon. With the key off, I observed about 200 ma draw through Fuse 8 which handles interior lights, glove light, radio and central locking. I double-checked the glove light to ensure that's not the culprit. When I hook up my VOM to meter the current I hear the door motors energizing to lock.

This car was outfitted with a keyless entry before I got it some 4 years ago. The wiring in the driver's door panel looks OK as before I realized I had a dead battery, I was fiddling with a scratchy door speaker and thought I might have pinched a wire monkeying around. That does not appear to be the problem.

First question. Intuitively, what does 200 ma sound like?

Assuming it's the central locking, how might I go about troubleshooting the system? Should I disconnect the wiring for the keyless? Should I initially try to replace the relay? Note that I've not had a need to pull relays behind the climate control panel, so I'm a little leery of going that route unless thought necessary at this time.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,

Marty Wolfson






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