Date:         Wed, 2 Jul 2014 12:01:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Carchrae <tom@INTELLECTI.CA>
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From:         Tom Carchrae <tom@INTELLECTI.CA>
Subject:      Re: Electrical draw question
In-Reply-To:  <5F88A6C5-C01E-4F7C-A2F6-453910B2C819@shaw.ca>
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I had long suspected my radio of sucking up the battery.  I got to testing
things the other day, and found that the radio - with security faceplate
removed - drew no power.  It drew some power with the faceplate on however.

The real culprit of my drain is an aftermarket temp gauge that the PO wired
into the 'always on' power instead of only during ignition on.  It was
drawing something silly like 200ma




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On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have my radio wired to the aux battery so I don't have to worry about
> draw on the starting battery. But I was surprised to find out how much it
> draws turned off. With face plate on, it measured something around 130 mA.
> With faceplate off it was 30 mA.
>
> I have a dinky little 30 Ahr aux battery ( big assed battery awaiting
> install) so I pull the face plate when I park the van. Maybe silly, but I
> hate that constant draw on the battery when I am not there.
>
> Alistair
>
>
>
> > On Jun 30, 2014, at 9:08 AM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Listers,
> >
> >
> >        I may have               incorrectly hooked up my new radio.  I
> like it to always have power even with the ignition off.  .  But I'm told
> this will draw 67 mili amps.  With just the memory power on it draws 6 mili
> amps.
> >
> >        My van sits often for 2 weeks without being started.  Is this
> going to quickly draw down my battery?
> >
> > Eric Caron
> > 85 GL Auto Westfalia
>