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Daniel: You might have a chaffed wire or a switch terminal that is touching ground (a glob of wet mud can do that) and drawing down the batteries. Here's a quick check that I always perform first to rule out a draw with the switch off. Remove one battery cable. Put a light bulb (same voltaged as your battery-system) between the batter post and the cable. A dome light bulb with a contact on each end is my favorite. If there is any current flowing at all the lamp will glow. With the switch off, it should not. This will tell you if you have a short in the system you have to track down. If you do, start unhooking wires until the lamp goes out and you've found it. Works great with old cars, too, but you have to rememeber to remove the dome light if you have to door open (trunks lights, too). I found two over the years that come to mind. One was an underhood light that was glowing all the time, and another was a starter cable that was chafing against the frame on an old Corvair. It's a good place to start before pulling batteries and such. Good luck ! Frank-in-Tallahassee
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