I recently had my alternator pack up
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Garage Replaced it with brand new one.
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It now charges fine, however when left for a couple of days Battery is dead.
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Had battery checked at Halfords to see if it had blown and it came back in perfect health including cranking amps etc
When i put ammeter from negative to to negative on disconnected battery I get a reading beyond 250 mA
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However when i pull the
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Therefore
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Any help explaining why it should suddenly have a parasitic drain after new alternator is welcome
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