Drain current on battery

[350Matt]

Chaps

whats a reasonable level of current drain for a car at rest , ignition off, alarm on etc

I would expect about 120M-300Ma? Is this right?

[annodomini2]

Depends on the car and how old?

[350Matt]

Well say on a mid 90's rover?

I could always measure my TVR I suppose

I measured a 01 plate BMW 5 series and that was 310Ma but then he was having discharging problems

[350Matt]

Just found out 0.04Amp is normal for a 90's rover... blimey

[Mr2Mike]

350Matt said:

Chaps

whats a reasonable level of current drain for a car at rest , ignition off, alarm on etc

I would expect about 120M-300Ma? Is this right?

Sounds very much on the high side to me.

[rev-erend]

Get one of those lazer temp guns and point it around on a frosty morning .. my guess is something is warm.

[leorest]

At under 1/3 of an Amp whatever is drawing current will have to be small in order to get noticeably hot. Your index finger is quite a sensative instrument for decerning temperature variations.
Try pulling fuses until the current drain stops. that should eliminate huge areas of possibility.