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Aug 28, 2021 | 04:47 PM

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Dan89FLSTC

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Originally Posted by slodsm

Have you put a voltmeter on it memory wire from the plug output to the radio input to see actual current draw?

You mean Ampmeter.

Agreed, it is not likely a stereo issue drawing a battery down in 3 days, hell the radio would be hot...

Aug 28, 2021 | 08:59 PM

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slodsm

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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC

You mean Ampmeter.

Agreed, it is not likely a stereo issue drawing a battery down in 3 days, hell the radio would be hot...

No. If you’re wanting to split hairs its ammeter, no such tool as an ampmeter.

But since pretty much every tool told is a multimeter these days, voltmeter is accepted vernacular.

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Aug 28, 2021 | 11:27 PM

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Dan89FLSTC

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Quote:

Originally Posted by slodsm

No. If you’re wanting to split hairs its ammeter, no such tool as an ampmeter.

But since pretty much every tool told is a multimeter these days, voltmeter is accepted vernacular.

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Correct, ammeter, my goof, I`m using an old brain...

An ammeter is the correct tool to use when measuring parasitic draw, not a voltmeter.

A lot of folks here may not know the difference...

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