I have a 1996 850 GLT that shows a load of 14 to 25 miliamps when all doors are closed but not locked so the alarm is not armed. The keys are not in the ignition. The load pulses between the two values.
Is this a normal value for this condition?
Anyone else got any problems with what might be a defective electrical component of the door handle mechanism such as the contact that powers the courtesy door lights on the rear of each door?
thanks

.014-.025 amps is fine, "dark current" huh? That is the first time I have heard that one. We used to look for 20 miliamps or less back in the day but then they came out with the 850s and we had to revise that up to about 30. Realistically I like to see something in the 25 or less range and usually do. If you have a consumer on like the glove box light expect to see something in the area of 1/2 to 3/4 of and amp draw.

Mark

Thanks for the info. I'm chasing a battery drainer that is intermittent. Can happen in quick as twelve hours ,4 to 5 amps/hr or not happen at all. Concurrently,or the primary cause, I have a theft alarm relay that is chattering and powering the led in the windshield when the motor is running but doesn't do it any other time.
Dark current is a term I heard used long ago in the aviation field and it sounded so appropriate in the context.