Date:         Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:20:49 +0000
Reply-To:     rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Something is draining my battery...
Comments: To: Billy Hirt <zbillman@COMCAST.NET>

That could be it - I noticed two wires were hooked to the unswitched Hot.

thanks!


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From: Billy Hirt <zbillman@COMCAST.NET>
> Todd,
>
> I just had a very similar situation.  I installed a new cd deck and over the
> span of 4 days the battery was drained.  I did exactly what Joe suggested
> you do.  The problem was not in my radios memory drawing to many amps but in
> the switched power wire.  While I had my head under the dash I kept hearing
> a noise like a cd was trying to load or eject.  Even though there was no cd
> inserted.  When the radio was installed both the memory and the power wire
> had been tied together to a direct hot.  Like a VW, you can listen to the
> radio without the key in.  I simply put the switched (not the memory wire)
> to a switched circuit.  I have also seen people add a toggle switch.  Hope
> this helps.
> Billy Hirt
>
> On 6/13/07, Todd Last <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > I'm trying to track what is draining my battery.. My stereo does take some
> > current to keep its memory alive, can anyone tell me what a reasonable limit
> > to any current drain would be for a radio?
> >
> > If I don't drive it, the van battery will die within a weekend.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Todd
> > '88 Westy
> >