Unravel the Mystery of Parasitic Draw A Comprehensive Guide to Meter Shunts

In response to Donalex's questions: 1. The power to the float switch and pump remains on with the LED on and off. 2. the negative shunt is on ... If I'm seeing it right you have the range set to 200mA but the current flowing through the 10A input (10A shunt). It's not going to hurt ... Remove the negative battery cable and connect the meter between the battery and the cable. Read the power consumption. Typically in a car ... The number of ECUs has increased in recent decades making the overall vehicle normal parasitic drain tally up to as much as 30 mA to 50 mA – the ... To continue looking for a large draw, after checking the battery cabling, short of installing a shunt and BMK, suggest you invest in a clamp on ... Shunts are fine and yes they make up to 500 amp shunts and meters, but this seems overly complicated and unneccesary just to check for parasitic ... You can read the amps on the sg200 screen. No need for the 2nd amp meter. Assuming it's installed correctly. What did the Soc say when the ... The best way to check current drain is to use a clamp meter. Put it around either the positive or the negative battery lead, and the BSI will ... Often parasitic current drains are because a controller won't go to sleep causing the CAN bus to not go to sleep. Often the fuse trick will tell you which ... What I always forget is that I then go and open the car door and the interior lights turn on and depending on the car it can blow the meter fuse ...