Re: battery drain while parked - why?

["Stefan Bendevis" <audiman1@email.msn.com>]

Fellow Audi fanatics,
    Just last week, I replaced the voltage regulator in my 87 5ktq to an
adjustable one and set it to 14.9 volts.  Compared to other cars that I have
worked on, the voltage on these cars is relatively low (13.8V) which is good
for going on long trips but when it comes to our 20-30 minute drives with
our fully loaded cars (2 amplifiers, 2 12 inch subwoofers, fog lights, rear
defrost, heated seats, headlights(what little we have), 13.8V just isn't
enough, whereas if we were driving our cars 4-5 hours at a time, 13.8V would
be fine.  I was lucky enough to have a friend who owns an alternator,
starter shop and had both rebuilt.  Now my headlights are slightly brighter,
music is slightly louder, defroster is quicker, and windshield washer sprays
better.  If any fellow fanatics are interested in an adjustable regulator
and can't find one, email me and I'll get in touch with my friend and get
back to you.

Stefan Bendevis, Audiman1@msn.com
1987 5000 CD Quattro (14.9V, 1.8 bar, 3" exhaust, rebuilt alternator(14.9V,
140 amps), loud stereo (over 600W rms), and saving up for new euro
headlights)


-----Original Message-----
From: Creel, Kenneth E <kenneth.e.creel@lmco.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Monday, January 05, 1998 1:16 PM
Subject: battery drain while parked - why?


>I returned from two weeks vacation to discover this morning that my battery
>was completely dead.  (Radio was off, doors closed).  This has happened
>before, in only five days time, when I was working on the car.  At the time
>I thought I must have left a door ajar and dismissed it.
>
>a) Is there some Audi part that's infamous for causing this problem?  Some
>place to start troubleshooting?
>
>b) Any recommendations for a cheap, basic, automatic (i.e., attach and
>forget) battery charger?
>
>Thanks,
>Ken Creel
>'90 90q20V
>
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