I just hooked up a DMM from the positive end of the battery to the host, and it measured 0.46Amps, furthermore, the probes from the DMM got hot...
The battery is 4 volts, from V=IR, R is 8.69Ohms.
Power dissipation is P=I^2R, which in this case is 1.838 Watts
Is this normal.... (excuse the...