Yeh, I was thinking that might be true but I just never calculated it out.
Thanks clarifying that.

Steve

On 9/11/06 6:53 AM, in article ,
"Big Shoe" > wrote:

> Regarding dome lights, remember we are talking 12 volts here. 4.83
> times 12 is a little less than 60 watts - no a tremendous amount of
> light, so sounds about right to me.
>
> On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 20:32:49 -0600, Steve
> > wrote:
>
>> My 98 Explorer Limited battery dies if I don't drive it for 7 to 10
>> days--which is quite often. I've had the charging system and battery checked
>> at a couple of auto parts stores and they said both are good. We did notice
>> an amp draw of 2 amps with the vehicle off and a spikes up higher than that.
>> But when I check the amp draw at home when it hasn't been running it's a
>> constant .24 amps. So I'm thinking maybe the 2 amps at the store were due to
>> something still running after driving it. I did start the engine and ran it
>> for 30 seconds or so and shut it off and it was again at .24 amps.
>>
>> On second thought we may have had the door open when checking it at the
>> store and I've noticed when I open the door the amp draw goes up to 4.83
>> amps. I don't know what the dome lights should draw, but that seems like a
>> lot me. Maybe not?? There are 4 interior lights plus one under each external
>> mirror that light up when the door opens.
>>
>> Anyway, isn't .24 amps still too high with all lights off? I've pulled fuses
>> to find that removing fuse 25 (Generic Electronic Module, Instrument
>> Cluster, Securi-Lock) drops the amp draw down to .01 amps. This vehicle has
>> a Message Center computer which displays mileage, fuel range, distance
>> traveled, System Check, etc. Don't know if that places much of a current
>> drain while the engine is off.
>>
>> Any ideas on what I should do now? Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Steve