2001 lx470 battery draw (1 Viewer)

[3nobt]

Hello
My battery has been dying after about two days. I used my meter to check between ground cable and negative battery terminal. When everything is connected it reads 5.48. When i remove the block with 100a and 140a fuse for alternator it reads 0.00.

am I looking at this correctly?

I removed every fuse and relay from the engine bay to see if the 5.xx reading dropped. It didn't

I removed every fuse from inside drivers kick plate. No change.

i know something is wrong because my relatively new battery keeps draining.

I've disconnected my radio

 

[ndg]

That fuse block is essentially the supply to the car, the big cable goes off to the starter motor. Start by removing the master fuses one at a time to narrow down the drain.

I assume you're measuring amps in series with the earth cable BTW? The photo crops how you're connected.

 

[3nobt]

I feel silly now. Makes sense if nothing is connected to positive battery terminal there wouldn't be a draw.

I had one end of my meter clipped to ground cable disconnected from battery and the other probe touching the negative battery terminal.

I have a cheap Uni-T UT202A meter from amazon

Even with the 7.5a, 100a, and 140a fuses removed from the block I was getting a reading

 

[Live to Ski]

similar situation.....solved itself.

Wish I was smart enough to determine the issue.