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Thanks for the suggestions regarding the mystery 18.7 mA battery drain =
on my 235/320.
Here's an update.
As suggested, I pulled circuit breakers one at a time until the very =
last one -- for the landing gear pump relays -- cut the drain to zero.
So next I checked each landing gear pump relay, and neither one was =
leaking. !
So next, to check that circuit breaker itself -- mounted on the bulkhead =
behind the baggage area! -- i squirmed back past that bulkhead, access =
cover removed, and saw a second wire going from it to somewhere... and =
followed it to a little black box with a loose wire dangling from it =
like an antenna !  Then remembered that two years ago when I converted =
the canopy to a sliding one with a linear actuator, that was the =
receiver for the remote... to the hot side from the battery so I could =
use the remote as a canopy lock.
Back into the paperwork files, and there was all the stuff.  A simple =
remote control system from Figarelli Auto. .. 4CH-RC.=20

So I asked Figarelli tech what the normal battery drain was supposed to =
be for the receiver for the relays.  They didn't know ... buy the units =
elsewhere... and would call to find what the nominal battery drain was.  =
Call them back next week.=20

The Odyssey 625 data shows that 18mA will drain the battery down to 30%  =
or 12.04VDC (Minimum needed to crank the engine) ... in just 29 days... =
like, when parked outside in Colorado during a month's vacation.  Or =
like at the airport without the OMAX 6A-1B charger connected.

Question: Is there somewhere else that would have a record of the =
battery drain specs for that relay?

Terrence
L235/320 N211AL=