I have a parasitic drain and I half know what it is
10-20-09, 02:58 PM
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I have a parasitic drain and I half know what it is
'bout half an amp!
I've managed to half find where it is......
Pulled a fuse and dropped it from 570ma down to 0046. Safe to say I found it.
Well, kinda........ It's the 20amp radio fuse, but the radio is not at fault. I already unplugged the radio and still had the drain. Something on that circuit is pulling half an amp and kill my battery overnight.PRoblem is that it is apparently a factory part as my tv's, nav, eqt, etc..... are all on the one power wire and I disconnect them all at once when I unplug my main plug....... yet I still have the drain so it's a factory component. I'm on my way back out to trace the drain. Wish me luck!
It's radio fuse 1 which goes into the dimmer circuit.
Might be the factory amp...........
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10-20-09, 04:19 PM
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Update: It was the factory amp. Odd since it was not in use, just at idle. The Eclipse Nav and amps I have replaced all the factory stuff with an amp bypass. Looks like when not in use it can cause a half amp drain.
FYI to anyone else with a factory amp that idles without being used.
FYI to anyone else with a factory amp that idles without being used.
10-21-09, 09:48 AM
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Why would you snip ANY wire in your IS? Just unplug it.......
If you drive your car every day you won't notice a half amp drain, but now that it is becoming cold through winter if you end up with a dead battery on some days you need to get load tested. I only drive my car about twice a week.
If you drive your car every day you won't notice a half amp drain, but now that it is becoming cold through winter if you end up with a dead battery on some days you need to get load tested. I only drive my car about twice a week.
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