# Battery drain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-drain/86303>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 30, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-drain/86303 "2014-07-30T22:34:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bullfrog87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a698b9/32.png) [@bullfrog87](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bullfrog87)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-drain/86303/1 "2014-07-30T22:34:31Z")

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I have a 97 mercury sable, we recently replaced the battery, and alternator but theres something draining the battery. the car was not ran for three days, and the battery was dead. please help!

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 12:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-drain/86303/2 "2014-07-31T00:04:46Z")

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Search “battery drain” on this web site. It has been discussed ad nauseam.

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**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-drain/86303/3 "2014-07-31T01:56:02Z")

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Here’s how to track down a parasitic battery drain:

> **[How to Stop Car Battery Drains](http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a5859/how-to-stop-car-battery-drains/)**
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> There are plenty of energy-robbing devices on your car that are supposed to go to sleep when it's parked, and sometimes, not all of them go to sleep. Here's how to give them a tranquilizer.