Date:         Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:29:20 -0700
Reply-To:     PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Unknown Battery drain!!
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com>
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This may not pertain to you, but when I first got my Westy, the main and aux
batteries would drain every 10 days!  I finally got in contact with the
previous owner, who told me that I had to shut off the stereo kill switch in
order to prevent battery drainage.  The batteries have never drained since
then.
Patti
90 Westy Automatic
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On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> ... and, when you get around to it, connect your gauge power to "switched
> on" power, perhaps at the ignition switch wire, under the plastic steering
> cowling (2 screws on bottom plastic piece). Otherwise you may end up
> creating another power drain.
> bob
>
>
> >
> > >
> > > I discovered that my MAIN Battery is completely DEAD and the AUX
> > > Battery is showing only 4 volts or so.  None of my lights were left
> > > on, key was not in the ignition, Fridge not on, etc...  Don't know
> > > where to start to find this phantom draw.
> > >
> >
> > Here is how I'd approach the problem.  Disconnect the starting battery
> and
> > get it fully charged.  Disconnect the aux battery (charge it while
> > troubleshooting the rest).  Reconnect the starting battery while using an
> > amp meter (set it up to the highest range to start with) to check for
> > current draw.  If anything more than 50 to 100 ma with everything off
> start
> > disconnecting the new things you connected during the aux install, one at
> a
> > time (or disconnect all and start reconnecting one at a time).  You
> should
> > be able to track down the offending circuit or component that way.
> >
>