Group, The easiest way to load test the battery is in the vehicle.By using the starter in the car as the load. Connect a digital volt meter across the battery terminals and set the meter on the 20 volt DC scale, disconnect the coil ignition wire so the car won't start and have someone turn on the ignition like trying to start the car. The voltage with a good hot battery should drop to about 10.25 volts. The longer you keep cranking just for 15 seconds or so, you can see the voltage hold or begin to drop. In 70 degree F weather it shouldn't drop less than 9.6 volts. If it does, then you either have a bad battery or one going bad or you have a starter dragging and need to be replaced. John Hervey www.specialTauto.com << the batt I have in mine is a 55Ah. with a drain of 30mA, it will be completely flat in 76 > days.... - that's more than two months! Ok folks, I'm only going to repeat this one more time! The problem isn't the battery DRAINING until it is DEAD - the Sears "Security" Diehard battery has INTERNAL an auto-shut off that triggers when the voltage drops a couple of volts - saving enough energy to start the car when I return. Therefore, the current drain can be enough to trigger the shut off (I think it's 10.5 volts). >>