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No. You need one with more functions.

Here is a decent Harbor Freight unit. Not great. Decent. $23

Click on the multimeter in the link and get the larger pic. See the dial at 6:00-7:30 on the clock. That's what you need to test amp draw.

https://www.harborfreight.com/11-function-digital-multimeter-with-audible-continuity-61593.html

Plug the red cord into the "fused" port. Break a battery cable and bridge with the MM cable pointers. That will complete the circuit and tell you how much is being sucked out of the battery. 50 one thousandths of an amp (Ma - milla-amps) or less is what you are looking for when cooties are remedied.

The basic settings settings "sense" (not an electrician) the volts and resistance. The amp draw settings literally make the MM part of the circuit when you move the red probe into the fused plug-in port.
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