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> Hello everyone, I have a couple of 110w spectra's__________________________________________________
\n> one VHF and one UHF
\n> and I have been trying to diagnose a power draw that
\n> would cause a
\n> battery to go dead overnight. Although the ultimate
\n> problem was not
\n> related I used a test light between the chassis
\n> ground and rhw battery
\n> and everything goes well until I install the fuses
\n> for the drawers of
\n> the UHF and VHF they cause the light to go on dimmly
\n> and a little
\n> brighter when both are connected. Now this is with
\n> both A9 heads off
\n> and ignition off. Do these drawers stay hot all the
\n> time???
\n>
\n> Thank you
\n>
\n> R.Simonetti
\n
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