General Motors parasitic draw formula

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Mark- Thanks for that. Although that is not exactly what Im looking for. What Im looking for is the formula they used to make that chart. I vaguely remember it had something to do with reserve capacity or ampere hours.

Rudy, It was in the battery usage table for each vehicle. Reserve minutes divided by 4, so 118/4 =29.5 mA maximum allowable drain. (Or 118 x 25%) However, in reality most were around 7-10mA with no excess draw. The usage chart seems to have been dropped. Envoy/Trailblazer 600 CCA 78 series 6Yr Reserve Capacity Rating 115 min 115x 25% = 28.75 mA. The normal draw on those 7 ma. Full-sized…

Martin- I know you are well versed with all things GM, I distinctly recall there was a formula for determining approximately how long ( how many days or hours)a battery would last at a given mA discharge rate. I was certain they published such a thing. Maybe Im wrong and confusing them with another OE.

Hi Rudy. There is/was a formula, but I haven't looked for or seen it in some years. Just like the laminated chart siting in front of me, that lists typical draws for ignition on and lights on for cars and trucks. As battery technologies changed and in the case of the sheet I'm looking at, the results might well be non-applicable with current technologies. I'll take a look around and see if I…

Have a look at this site. batterystuff​.​com/kb/tools/peuke… It might be the formula you are looking for. Regards, Mike

Thanks for that link. I didn’t know to fudge AH capacity for differing current draws.