# Draining battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/draining-battery/57508>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [November 13, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/draining-battery/57508 "2010-11-13T01:06:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![48ford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/91b2a8/32.png) [@48ford](https://community.cartalk.com/u/48ford)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/draining-battery/57508/1 "2010-11-13T01:06:12Z")

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dead battery…after few days why? had battery checked and charging system…ok  
  
 checked fuses…ok  
  
 when disconneted ground cable it will not drain battery but when it connects again you can see a spark  
  
 any more ideas on what i can check to see what is still draining the battery? please!

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/draining-battery/57508/2 "2010-11-13T01:09:51Z")

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What’s the year/model of your Chevrolet?

Tester

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**Author:** ![48ford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/91b2a8/32.png) [@48ford](https://community.cartalk.com/u/48ford)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/draining-battery/57508/3 "2010-11-13T01:11:23Z")

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its actually a 1954 ford but it has a 1974 nova drive tranny

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/draining-battery/57508/4 "2010-11-13T01:17:45Z")

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i wish I could give credit to the person that posted this link previously!

> **[How to Stop Car Battery Drains](https://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.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/draining-battery/57508/5 "2010-11-13T01:21:50Z")

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You don’t make it easy!

Start by disconnecting the negative battery cable, and between the negative cable and the negative post on the battery connect a 12 volt test light. If the test light glows there’s parasitic voltage draw on the battery. Go to the fuse box, and pull out fuses and reinstall them one at a time until the fuse that is pulled causes the test light to go out. When the test light goes out, that’s the circuit that’s causing the voltage draw.

Tester