http://www.batterytender.com/Automotive/Battery-Tender-Junior-12V-0-75A.html)
>>> after about a week. I wired in a connector to make it easy.
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>> On 5/26/2015 5:59 AM, Ryan Perry wrote:
>>>> How long do you leave the van sitting at a time? So mine doesn't cut it off
>>>> completely, the clock is still correct but it certainly gets turned off.
>>>> But I also keep my aux connected to a trickle charger most every time the
>>>> van is parked. You might want to consider that. Also, you could put a
>>>> switch to the hot lead to the radio and kill it completely if you don't
>>>> want to charge the battery. Your clock would be wrong and you would lose
>>>> stuff like BlueTooth pairings.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 7:34 AM Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ryan,
>>>>> I also have that GOWESTY switch installed but the aux. batteries slowly
>>>>> still get depleted over time. The switch works and the radio still has
>>>>> memory so I suspect it's getting power from the aux system. Possibly I
>>>>> should just go with it the way it is. The drain down is ever so slight. My
>>>>> Monday thought.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dennis Jowell
>>>>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>>>>> Newbury, Vermont
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 25, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> GoWesty also sells a radio switch kit. I like it, lets you flip the switch
>>>>> to turn radio on with key or always on. You could probably do it yourself
>>>>> if you are smarter than me. It taps into the wiring in the steering column
>>>>> then to switch, from switch it goes to always on power and remote power. I
>>>>> put mine under the bottom lip of the dash and made it so the switch flipped
>>>>> towards steering column is on with keys, flip towards radio is always on.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23361
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:23 AM Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Trying to figure it how to rewire the radio to be shut completely off
>>>>>> when I want it off. Add toggle switch somewhere in line ? I have the
>>>>>> GOWESTY aux. kit installed. I'll get this battery setup done somehow.
>>>>>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dennis Jowell
>>>>>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>>>>>> Newbury, Vermont
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On May 8, 2015, at 6:43 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Denis, the radio could be the culprit. I’ve seen some of these
>>>>>> new fancy radios that draw a lot of power just for the faceplate even
>>>>>> though the radio is off. It’s like your new TVs, you turn it off, but
>>>>>> really it is not off but constantly using power to keep the processors
>>>>>> alive so it does not take a long time to boot up when YOU turn it on.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On May 7, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Automatic digest processor <
>>>>>> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I'll check it out when I get back to my farm. I have a good meter.
>>>>>> Maybe
>>>>>>>> the radio pulling in the power.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Frank Condelli
>>>>>>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
>>>>>>> '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel
>>>>>> Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>)
>>>>>>> Frank Condelli & Associates <http://www.frankcondelli.com/> -
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>>>>>> Almonte, ON, June 04 ~07, 2015
>>>>>>