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    HMMWV Battery Drain Overnight

    The battery leads connect to a couple of large copper buttons inside the starter and as the starter actuates they tend to sputter copper inside the solenoid housing. If bit of that got into the wrong place they'll cause the starter to draw current. You can also get carbon from the arcing that...
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    HMMWV Battery Drain Overnight

    Ralph, your post says you disconnected the starter and it's still drawing power. This test eliminates the starter as the source of the power load. Now disconnect the large 8 gauge wire to the alternator stud (under the cover). This applies to the 60 amp alternator. This test will determine...
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