# Battery is slowly draining

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-is-slowly-draining/192709>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [September 6, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-is-slowly-draining/192709 "2023-09-06T19:44:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-is-slowly-draining/192709/2 "2023-09-06T19:48:57Z")

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Watch this

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/6/5/65685a0028077b2fd2728dea3f4467f7980d43b8.jpeg "Battery Dies Everyday: Testing For Parasitic Draw") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGz9BRJ09Rw)

or this

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/3/03ac45c4a6c4f7cdf8a02a21504cad958a3b78ed.jpeg "The BEST Way TO Perform a Parasitic Draw Test") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRcj1fQcWwU)

or this

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/3/e31e0c9f4f25f4d173a186fb2c1bf78b1377b343.jpeg "How To Perform a Parasitic Draw Test - EricTheCarGuy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1gijj03_0&t=71s)

But I will say a late model car with a less-than-new battery will do this even with nothing wrong. I’m currently (pun intended) charging my car right now because of this.

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