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Originally Posted by JKY
Sure, the points being closed will short the battery to ground and kill it.
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Wouldn't the coil get quite hot if that were the case?
In any event, if you have a mystery battery drain like that and it isn't obvious, I'd recommend taking off the negative battery cable and put an ohmmeter between the disconnected negative cable and ground. It should read infinity, or very high, or open. If you get something less than 1,000 ohms, start looking for frayed wires, accessories left on, something. (That's for a positive ground system which is original)
If the battery fails and you have over 1,000 ohms, you have a bad battery.