> Some of the gauges on the D are a bit unusual in that they don't go to Zero > with the ignition off. To go even further: the tachometer doesn't even stay where it is! On mine it jumps up (I've read this before) to about 2500RPM untill I put on the contact again... > Coincidentally I had ordered a "battery saver" switch from DMC Joe (this > switch is used to cut out the interior lights when the doors are left open), I liked this feature too, so I built something similar myself. Unfortunately this turns out to cause a small problem on my car; I can use the switch to disengage circuit #12 when I'm working on the car, but when I leave them off in my garage this causes my alarm to go off! (the diagnosis-mode of the alarm pointed out the engine-compartment and doors as trip every time...) Went over this with may Alarm-guy and it turned out to be the lack of "pull up" voltage on the plungers that causes this: without the power on, the sensors of the system mistake the open contact for a grounded one and thus trip the alarm... I just leave the circuit on when stored/parked now and all seems fine now. > It is my impression based on what I have read here that it is impossible, or > at least impractical, to attain zero leakage in the electrical circuits of a > D. Except by using a battery cut-off switch! Even with a cut-off you'll get drain from "self discharge" of the battery... I planned to get a cut-off when I got my "Dagger", but since my car turns out to survive 5 weeks without a problem AND I plan on driving at least every 2 weeks, I'll just leave it like it is. Good luck on tracing your leak! JAN van de Wouw Thinking Different... Using a Mac... Living the Dream... Driving a DeLorean... #05141 "Dagger" since Sept. 2000 check out the Delorean-Files at: http://www.deloreanfiles.nl/ ------------------------------