Do the math.

5 mA.= 1/200 of an amp. Typical battery is 60 amp hours.

60 / 1/200 = 12000 hours = 500 days for the radio to flatten the battery.

Look elsewhere, like self discharge in the battery. A battery left
for more than a couple of weeks should be on a smart trickle charger.
500 days is a heluva lot more than a couple of weeks.


"Gordon" wrote in message ...
Why does the above draw 5 ma when turned off? Had this sucker hooked up
direct to the batt and over several months, it drained the it.
Gordon

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