Date:         Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:05:27 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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Thanks all.

Am in Eugene OR right now. Just left Fishermens Bend (WW event).
Battery seems to hold enough charge for basic needs. It seems to like
the alternator charge rate.

Cheers,

Neil.



On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 5:05 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 02:23 PM 4/16/2009, neil N wrote:
>>
>> Charged the aux. battery, then left "intelligent" charger connected to
>> battery overnight. Charger was off. Battery got quite low.
>
> Not likely.  Can't say it's impossible.
>
> But easy to test.  Hook up your ammeter on 2-amp (2,000-ma) or 10-A range
> between charger and battery, charger off.  If you don't have half an amp or
> so drain then not the charger's fault. 50 ma is trivial.
>
> If you exonerate the charger, take the ground terminal off the battery and
> put the ammeter in series there, everything turned off.  If no drain, then
> your cat sneaked out and turned something on in the night, and the dog
> turned it off again.  If there *is* a significant drain, pull fuses one at a
> time until it stops, then evaluate your situation.
>
>  --
> David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '89 Po' White Star "Scamp"
>



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