Parasitic Battery Drain Problem

I came home to a dead Jeep Battery... 2008 JK.  Charger had no effect.  So I took the battery in and got a new one.  Once installed I decided to charge it and measure the voltage.  Once charged, I disconnected the charger and the voltage started dropping quickly.  Then I put an ammeter in series with the battery to find out that something was drawing about 800 ma, more than 10X's what it should be.  Then I used the ammeter to track down the fuse that stopped the parasitic draw...M13... has something to do with the switch/console.  In the meantime, the lower right socket for 12V, the unswitched one, died... so I took the center panel off below the radio and sure nuff the red/blk wires are there but no voltage on red.  BLk was a short to ground as it should be.  I don't know where red goes except to say it goes into a black wrapped bundle about 1" in diameter below the radio. 

I'm stymied!!!  IF you have any suggestions please send them along.

thanks

G.

taoshum said:

I came home to a dead Jeep Battery... 2008 JK.  Charger had no effect.  So I took the battery in and got a new one.  Once installed I decided to charge it and measure the voltage.  Once charged, I disconnected the charger and the voltage started dropping quickly.  Then I put an ammeter in series with the battery to find out that something was drawing about 800 ma, more than 10X's what it should be.  Then I used the ammeter to track down the fuse that stopped the parasitic draw...M13... has something to do with the switch/console.  In the meantime, the lower right socket for 12V, the unswitched one, died... so I took the center panel off below the radio and sure nuff the red/blk wires are there but no voltage on red.  BLk was a short to ground as it should be.  I don't know where red goes except to say it goes into a black wrapped bundle about 1" in diameter below the radio. 
I'm stymied!!!  IF you have any suggestions please send them along.
thanks
G.

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taoshum
What else does not work, (is not getting power), while fuse M13 is removed?

mel s said:

taoshum
What else does not work, (is not getting power), while fuse M13 is removed?

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I didn't do a thorough search but both power sockets in the front console area, the wireless remote key fob for lock/unlock, probably other things and a notification comes on in the display behind the steering wheel "no fuse".  M13 is next to the "switch" in the TIPM that I have to pull for towing (because of the steering lock in this model).  The engine still starts, the radio plays, lights still work, ...

just found this:  M13 supplies power to the cluster, wireless control module, left multi-function switch, and intrusion alarm systems. Maybe some other things depending on how the JK is equipped.

taoshum said:

I came home to a dead Jeep Battery... 2008 JK.  Charger had no effect.  So I took the battery in and got a new one.  Once installed I decided to charge it and measure the voltage.  Once charged, I disconnected the charger and the voltage started dropping quickly.  Then I put an ammeter in series with the battery to find out that something was drawing about 800 ma, more than 10X's what it should be.  Then I used the ammeter to track down the fuse that stopped the parasitic draw...M13... has something to do with the switch/console.  In the meantime, the lower right socket for 12V, the unswitched one, died... so I took the center panel off below the radio and sure nuff the red/blk wires are there but no voltage on red.  BLk was a short to ground as it should be.  I don't know where red goes except to say it goes into a black wrapped bundle about 1" in diameter below the radio.
I'm stymied!!!  IF you have any suggestions please send them along.
thanks
G.

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G
When fuse M13 is blown or removed the "red wire TO the lower right socket for 12V, (the unswitched one)", SHOULD NOT HAVE VOLTAGE.

I don't believe that's a problem.... (can you please explain why you think it is). 

I'll check it once more but as best I recall, the red wire is dead, fuse or no fuse... That, LOL, was the "original" problem that actually started this quest, after the new battery.

taoshum said:

I'll check it once more but as best I recall, the red wire is dead, fuse or no fuse... That, LOL, was the "original" problem that actually started this quest, after the new battery.

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"red wire" is dead; M13 fuse is good and in the correct place;  still parasitic draw so I put the battery on a continuous charge for now.  Maybe after the virus situation gets resolved I can take the Jeep to a shop?  I watched the battery voltage after a full charge.  In 24 hours it dropped from about 12.8 to 12.4 VDC, just sitting there.  I did a "hard reset" on the TIPM and that didn't seem to help either.  baffled.