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Originally Posted by TopHat428
i was just afraid that my dome and map lights being on might drain battery if my car sat for a day or so
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Heh.
If that current worries you, I'd highly suggest you go out and scrub the top of the battery ALSO.
Most of those bulbs are pulling MAYBE 10mA at that glow.
Plus, the reason you see it? The LEDs are a lot more efficient at converting electricity into light.
That same current flowed through the incandescents before the swap, you just didn't see it because it wasn't enough to light up the filament!
IOW - If you're parking it for six months, sure, that'll help run it down. For a day or two? Don't sweat it any - the BCM is leaking a lot more current just sitting there than the lights do by themselves.
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