[V8] battery drain?

[Ed Kellock]

I will stay conscious of the trunk light to see if it's being pesky like
that.

I got a solar charger from Harbor Freight for the urq and it seems to be
doing the job.  It was $20 on sale.  I'll check out those on Amazon and
compare.

Ed
 


-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
cobram at juno.com
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 12:32 PM
To: ed.kellock at gmail.com
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] battery drain?


Don't write the trunk light off yet.  I had a similar drain in the V8Q which
was driving me crazy.  One day after a snow storm I noticed an area under
the 3rd brake light which was snow free.  The trunk light had warmed it up
enough to keep it snow free.  The switch was very intermittent, and the
slightest movement would trigger it.  The damn light was off every time I
went to check the draw, I suspect opening the door and getting in was enough
to trigger the precariously balanced contacts of the switch.  
Occasionally, before doing anything else, pop open the trunk and feel the
bulb, you might catch the gremlin this way.

FWIW, All the later (1989 and up) type 44's I've had would draw enough
current to kill the battery after two or three weeks of inactivity.  I
picked up a couple of those solar tenders mentioned earlier in this thread,
Amazon has a 2 pack for $34, they were delivered today so no BTDT yet, but
they look like quality units.
 
BCNU,
Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.


"Ed Kellock" <ed.kellock at gmail.com> writes:
> 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.
 
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