Date:         Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:47:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Parasitic drain
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
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Thanks Dan it’s my house battery brand new. 8 years you got your money
worth out of that thing haha.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 4:49 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:

> How old is the battery Tom?
>
> I replaced a dead battery (8 years / 2014) last week. I know there's a
> "reasonable" drain.. If I let the van sit for 3 to 4 weeks, the cranking is
> quite weak but it starts. Then one day there's not even red blinking lights
> when I turn the ignition ON. I charged on boost (20 amp) for 5 hours and
> then on regular (2-6 amp) overnight. Nope... no cranking. I took it out and
> brought it to the store for testing... they said it's dead.
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 5:05 AM Tom C <thomas.casal@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What’s up fellas, sorry to bother you all
>> In the am. I have the dash out rewiring everything and trying to track
>> down
>> a parasitic drain on the house battery and I found out my truck fridge is
>> drawing like .017 when it’s turned off, really .013 because I think the
>> battery constant is drawing .004. So when I have my mppt plugged in and
>> the
>> truck fridge I’m at about .03 amp draw which is eating up almost a volt in
>> 24hours. Is it normal for the truck fridge to draw like that when powered
>> off or do I have a short somewhere in the fridge? Thanks for any and all
>> assistance. Peace tom
>>
>