Another thing you can be doing while waiting for it to charge is order up a "clamp type" ammeter from somewhere. (c. £15) This allows you to measure the current passing through any wire it is placed around which will make finding your current drain difficult instead of impossible.
I went through this at just this time of year two years ago and can still hear everyone saying "Your battery is fine" - except it wasn't.A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
13th Oct 2014 12:01 pm
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Yep, DC capable clamp meters are very handy but there are other (more labour intensive) methods of checking for a drain should you not have a clamp. I think clamp meters are a must-have, but I appreciate that not everyone sees the value of tools.
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PM sent!A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
13th Oct 2014 1:45 pm
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@navigator, could you send me the details as well please
13th Oct 2014 2:34 pm
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Great that's another tool I need to buy because mine doesn't cover the milliamp range
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Please check before you buy cheap tools that they offer DC current measurement, and that its low enough for your needs, most cheap clamp meters are AC current only. Altox GSM FBH controller thread
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13th Oct 2014 2:42 pm
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I know Robbie has one of these , Tecpel DCM 033, is about the cheapest for 0-20A DC current measurement at £51.50 on AmazonAltox GSM FBH controller thread
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13th Oct 2014 2:55 pm
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I thought I saw you in my garage again Greg.
Yep, I keep one of these in my car tool kit, so a few members have been clamped by it (!). Paid well over £40 for it but I have seen them under a different badge for less than that. It goes down to 10mA, rather than 1mA of my other one, but for the money I think they are great all-round multimeter. Remember that the typical draw from a sleeping D3/D4 is around 25mA, so it is not capable of a refined figure but is good enough for most fault finding.
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£15 for a DC amp clamp sounds great.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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...£15.00 is my kinda money 
