Parasitic current draw spec.

talreli

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I connected a Voltmeter in series to the negative terminal while the bike was off. The current draw reading was 0.6-0.7 mA. I have a GPS and a radar detector connected through a fuse box, but the 0.6-0.7 mA draw persisted while they were connected or disconnected from the battery.

Does anyone know what is the parasitic draw *spec.* for the S10? I would have expected ~0.2 mA on this bike.
 

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^^^^ That most likely. We are talking about 0.0084 watts so is something that is keeping a memory active, thus the clock is #1 suspect.
 

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"If", you have a USB adapter plugged in to your cigarette lighter port on the dash, even if it is not being used, I have heard they always draw current.
 

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"If", you have a USB adapter plugged in to your cigarette lighter port on the dash, even if it is not being used, I have heard they always draw current.
But, unless the port has been re-wired directly to the battery, the OEM 12V outlet is turned off with the key. Are you having issues with drained batteries? Anything attached directly to the battery is suspect.
 

talreli

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^^^^ That most likely. We are talking about 0.0084 watts so is something that is keeping a memory active, thus the clock is #1 suspect.
The dashboard keeps in memory a bunch of items: time/clock, avg. miles per gallon, A&B trip odometers and maybe a few others. 0.6 mA seems a bit high, but again I don't know the spec. or if anyone else tried to measure their current drain when the bike is off. So no much of a reference point.....

By the way, I don't have an adapter plugged into the 12V port.

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