Apial,
Well, that seems pretty stupid, doesn't it? I mean, when you shut your computer down, it doesn't stay on for 16 minutes doing nothing, does it? I also find it very hard to believe the CD player could be drawing enough current to drain the battery in a day or so. The motors are brushless DC and don't draw much current, and besides, the motor only runs when a CD is playing. Take it out, it draws nothing. The amps should be class B and idle current would be low on them too.
Automotive electrical systems usually have two positive wires from the battery. A large one goes to the starter and a much smaller fusible link goes to the ignition switch and fuse block. If you can wire an aftermarket amp meter in line with the fusible link, you can see if current is being drawn when the ignition is off. I prefer "real gauges" to the usual "idiot lights." |