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Date:         Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:47:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom C <thomas.casal@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Parasitic drain
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFdLW6md0J1G1PDyoD4DrbnSDqq9EHmK8pjv1MkZdjm6pV+GkA@mail.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 >> >


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