Larry Chase wrote: > > Volks, > > Just got the van out of the shop for Stereo install. > > Trouble shooting what appears to be some overnight battery drain. > > My question ..... what would be a normal overnight voltage drop? > > The first night I lost over 5 volts overnight. > > Yesterday I isolated all the stereo components and fully recharged the > battery. > > Reading before going to bed ... = 12.5 volts > > Reading this morning = 11.49 volts > > So seem there was a voltage drop of approx 1 volt overnight. > > Is this normal? > > As far as I know there should not be anything drawing current other than > a little "In Panel" digital volt gauge. > > Hitting the Trail Soon ... OR IS HE! > > Larry Chase
This is not normal. Either your battery is bad or something is sucking way too much current. Do the meter test as recommended; you might want to start with it on a high current range just in case, so you don't overload the meter if there is a large current. I just did the same thing on a J**p yesterday. It has a Clarion CD player with clock and preset memory. The current being used from the battery was about 7 milliamps (7 thousandths of an amp). When I opened the door, the dome light used almost 1 amp. good luck, Larry A. (Looking for a manual for a Clarion RDB445D) |
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