# 5.61 amp battery drain on 2000 3.2tl

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-61-amp-battery-drain-on-2000-3-2tl/50026>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** batteries, tl, acura\
**Created:** [June 8, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-61-amp-battery-drain-on-2000-3-2tl/50026 "2010-06-08T02:06:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![linnyharris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dec6dc/32.png) [@linnyharris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/linnyharris)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-61-amp-battery-drain-on-2000-3-2tl/50026/1 "2010-06-08T02:06:44Z")

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What could this be? I pulled one battery terminal, connected my multi-meter on amps DC and pulled all the fuses and relays (one at a time) with no change in current draw. All lights, radio, etc. are turned off. I’ve read that some Acuras develop a current drain that is hard to find? Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/5-61-amp-battery-drain-on-2000-3-2tl/50026/2 "2010-06-08T04:03:40Z")

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Disconnect the heavy “charge” lead from the alternator…