[W126 Coupe] Back to the battery drain issue

[Jay Hirsch]

Just read you  "battery draw."  Open the truck,  and
then close it slowly and  see if trunk  light goes 
out.
Once  had a car and the off switch broke  in the trunk
But was enough  to drain battery after a few days.
JayH
your problem is not MB related but car related
--- Vance Rowley <vance.rowley at tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> Well unfortunately, although all evidence pointed to
> the vacuum pump as the cause of this intermittent
> 6amp current draw. I have had power to the pump
> disconnected for over a week now. It just so happens
> I haven't used the car for this last week, so was a
> good opportunity to see if the battery would be OK
> or not. Well, you guessed it, the battery was almost
> dead. Certainly not enough power to start the car
> anyway. Just a few small cranks of the engine.
> 
> So, has anyone any ideas what else could draw around
> 6amps for between 30 and 60 secs every 5 to 10
> minutes or so?
> The 5 year mystery still unsolved as yet.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Vance.
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