# Particle drawing 180mA from battery while in deep sleep mode

**URL:** <https://community.particle.io/t/particle-drawing-180ma-from-battery-while-in-deep-sleep-mode/28389>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 6, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-drawing-180ma-from-battery-while-in-deep-sleep-mode/28389 "2017-01-06T08:09:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![ScruffR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/community.particle.io/scruffr/32/6952_2.png) [@ScruffR](https://community.particle.io/u/ScruffR)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 8:49am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/particle-drawing-180ma-from-battery-while-in-deep-sleep-mode/28389/3 "2017-01-06T08:49:36Z")

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Are you raising the same (very similar question) as these

> [@Bug Bounty: Electron not booting after battery discharges completely](https://community.particle.io/t/bug-bounty-electron-not-booting-after-battery-discharges-completely/25043/50):
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> @RWB thanks, some of your comments there are gems… in order to shut down cellular with SYSTEM\_THREAD(ENABLED) those lines are still needed? Is there some analogy / workaround associated with turning cellular back on?

> [@Shutdown Cellular w/ SYSTEM\_THREAD(ENABLED)](https://community.particle.io/t/shutdown-cellular-w-system-thread-enabled/28383):
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> I’ve heard tales tangentially in [another thread](https://community.particle.io/t/bug-bounty-electron-not-booting-after-battery-discharges-completely/25043/54) that Cellular.off() doesn’t work as expected with SYSTEM\_THREAD(ENABLED). Is there an officially endorsed work around? I just tried running a sketch that does (per a piece of the suggestions in the aforementioned thread): Cellular.on(); delay(10000); Cellular.command("AT+CPWROFF\r\n"); … and it seems to eventually go from breathing cyan to flashing green on the RGB LED sometime later (not immediately). Can someone explain this in a little m…

That's what's also quoted in these threads  
[https://github.com/spark/firmware/issues/1176](https://github.com/spark/firmware/issues/1176)

If your question is in fact that, don't open a new thread for it - it just binds ressources and is frowned upon (to say the least)

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