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I'm inclined to believe that you have a bad charger. I'm not sure exactly what the parasitic load is but it's not that much and being a sports car has

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Old 12-05-2013, 11:57 AM   #10 (permalink)
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I'm inclined to believe that you have a bad charger. I'm not sure exactly what the parasitic load is but it's not that much and being a sports car has nothing to do with the situation.

How did you test it? I would use two meters - one measuring volts (with and without the charger) and the other measuring current.
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