checking voltage drain

when checking for voltage drain on a vehicle , you disconnect the neg cable and hook up a test light , if its normal the light is barely on , if its high its bright, anyway i did this but not sure what normal is..so i am trying to hook up my multimeter, but not sure what to put the dial on

Not sure of your VOA meter but it should be set on DC volts.

I always thought with any kind of drain the test light would be on and you don't want it on

bigblockfox468 wrote:Not sure of your VOA meter but it should be set on DC volts.

I always thought with any kind of drain the test light would be on and you don't want it on

there is always some drain...with newer cars--trucks..with the digital stuff..radios..computer memory...etc..but it should be very low..just not sure how low or high..my 2003 caravan , it has a bad battery or it has a drain..having battery tested tomorrow

johndickjr wrote:there is always some drain...with newer cars--trucks..with the digital stuff..radios..computer memory...etc..but it should be very low..just not sure how low or high..my 2003 caravan , it has a bad battery or it has a drain..having battery tested tomorrow

Yeah I agree....I didn't think about this newer crap with the digital, alarm etc etc stuff

bigblockfox468 wrote:

johndickjr wrote:there is always some drain...with newer cars--trucks..with the digital stuff..radios..computer memory...etc..but it should be very low..just not sure how low or high..my 2003 caravan , it has a bad battery or it has a drain..having battery tested tomorrow

Yeah I agree....I didn't think about this newer crap with the digital, alarm etc etc stuff

had battery tested it was bad