blinker relays won't function properly if there is not a full 12volts coming
to them. They get sticky and function erractically.

You could test for phantom current draw, remove the positive battery cable
and measure Milliamps of current between the battery post and the cable.
Should be below 0.1 A.

t

wrote:
>> Ok, I am here seeking technical help in diagnosing a specific problem
>> with the charging system in my car.
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>> battery be dead after a short (20 minute) drive to work? Is there
>> something I am missing here?
>
>Sounds like a wiring short of some kind. Either that or one of the
>devices on that chain is shorting/grounding out. Being the blinker
>was involved a bit, it could even be in the wiring in the steering
>column, or thereabouts. I'd do all the tests I listed in an earlier
>post, and if still no good, you will have to do current draw tests
>to see where the drain is. Something is shorting together, or
>grounding out. That draws a lot of current and will knock a
>battery down fast.
>MK

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