All year I have had an Ipod power cord hooked to the Valk I/S via cigar lighter plug (wired through a Centech AP2 to be always hot). The Ipod is only connected to the power cord when riding. The cord has a little green light to show it is powered. The Valk would be ridden at least twice a week (weather permitting) all spring/summer/fall... always started no problems.
Some weeks ago, wanted to ride as the weather was nice... battery was dead (it had sat for maybe 3 weeks). I charged it up via Battery Tender... lasted another two weeks, battery dead again. Oh well, bought a new OEM battery; better safe then sorry.
Today, tried to start it - new battery dead
Figuring (hoping) it is just that little green light that I overlooked, causing the battery drain. It is on the Battery Tender right now to get fully charged. After I get home from work tomorrow, I plan on checking to make sure there is no draw on the battery (now that the power cord with the green light is unplugged).
Just to make sure I am doing this right...
I should place a multimeter, set to amp reading, with one lead on the negative terminal and the other lead on the disconnected negative battery cable, correct?
What is the most mA it should be drawing normally, to keep the clock settings, etc?
Thanks in advance for helping me out... hopefully it was just that little green light... if not on to the accessories
