Originally posted by Richard:
Do not put a volt meter between the battery and the cable. A volt meter is used for checking voltage and is not used to complete the circuit. It will tell you battery voltage if there is any drain of any size and little else.
And that would be exactly why I suggested he do it. To determine if there is a drain of any size...
I've seen examples where a meter would show the drain, but it was too small to light a lamp.
