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Sterling immobiliser/alarm

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Hi,
When the car is parked in the garage, the battery goes flat after about 5 days. So I need to find what is draining the battery. My first thought is the immobiliser/alarm. It's an old Sterling Moon 433. Couple of questions:
1) where would I find the unit itself
2) How easy is it to remove it from the ignition system? (I know sod all about immobilisers :confused1:

Thanks!
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First question should be what age/condition is your battery ? secondly when this happened for the first time how did you recharge the battery ?
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Re: Sterling immobiliser/alarm

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Battery is a few years old. I recharged the battery with a battery charger...
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Re: Sterling immobiliser/alarm

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What state are the battery terminals and connectors in?

I had a similar problem which I also thought was to do with the alarm but turned out when I swapped out a knackered, old and slightly bent terminal clamp for a new one the problem stopped. Also just a good clean may help.
This is the exact one I ordered, cheap as chips and identical to an original
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Positive-Bat ... 2749.l2649

Sometimes it really is that simple.

Also perhaps go out for a drive every few days just to keep some charge in the battery, if it keeps going flat you'll kill it completely.
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