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Date:         Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:17:44 -0700
Reply-To:     mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mike <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Aux. batt. 'glitch' is fixed/Sony stereo
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <000d01c822fd$0b236b40$0919e442@laptop>
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My Sony drains my battery as well. I disconnect the head unit and that stops the drain but it's a crummy design all around. Bad buttons, too much current drain when off, and the radio's not very good either.

Mike

On 11/9/07 11:19 AM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET> wrote:

> A few days ago, I was looking for help diagnosing the reason my Aux battery > was going down in a few days. Well, I never actually 'diagnosed ' the > reason by testing with my multi-meter, but I did fix the problem in my own > dummy-way. > By trial and error, I isolated the current drain to the Sony stereo. It's > bugged me anyhow, since I installed it a few months back, that the head unit > always stays lit up quite brightly (since I have it wire into the Aux. > battery without any connection to the ignition or the vehicle battery for > camping reasons..) Others responded to my query saying they, too, had > encountered battery power drain from this type of install. > > So I stuck a toggle switch into the power supply wires, put it next to the > steering column under the dash, and no more low coach battery..No bright > light from the dash when we are trying to sleep, either... > > Thanks, everyone who offered advice. > Don Hanson


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