[V8] battery drain?

[Ed Kellock]

I checked the trunk light, per the meter, and it does go out, when the trunk
is closed.  I'm pretty sure the glove compartment light goes out too because
I am often a passenger in the car at night and I think I'd see it if it were
on, but I'll check for sure.

Right now, the battery is in the last few hours of a reconditioning cycle,
so I'll probably be testing things again tomorrow morning.

Thanks!

Ed
 


-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Kent McLean
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 3:45 AM
To: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] battery drain?


Dave Saad wrote:
> If you were on the 10A scale, then .13 is 130 milliamps and that will 
> kill a battery. Anything higher than microamps is a problem I would 
> think. If you still have a factory radio, try unplugging it at the 
> unit.  It has a direct connection to battery (most do now-a-days) and 
> there could be something hosed inside it. The factory setup has a wire 
> that turned on a relay that powered the speaker amps.  I would have a 
> look at that wire too. If those don't pan out, find the wiring 
> diagrams. There are antenna amps and probably other things on the 
> circuit too.

And silly things like trunk and glove compartment lights that don't go out.
You have an idea as to which circuits are affected when you pull the
fuse(s). Check those items.

-- 
Kent McLean
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
1990 200 Avant mit V8 conversion
gone: too many to count, including my first, "Bad Puppy"

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