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Subject:Overnight Battery Drain
From:Larry Chase
Date:Mon, 20 Jan 2003 08:44:32 -0700

Volks,

Just got the van out of the shop for Stereo install.

Trouble shooting what appears to be some overnight battery drain.

My question ..... what would be a normal overnight voltage drop?

The first night I lost over 5 volts overnight.

Yesterday I isolated  all the stereo components and fully recharged the
battery.

Reading before going to bed ... = 12.5 volts

Reading this morning = 11.49 volts

So seem there was a voltage drop of approx 1 volt overnight.

Is this normal?

As far as I know there should not be anything drawing current other than
a little "In Panel" digital volt gauge.

Hitting the Trail Soon ... OR IS HE!

Larry Chase

Email: lchase@attglobal.net
Web: www.roadhaus.com <http://www.roadhaus.com/>  - Under Construction
What: The Great North American Road Trip
When:  Early 2003
How: RoadHaus - 1990 2.2 L  VW Westfalia Syncro
Today: Mesa, AZ - Soon > Los Osos, CA / Go Westy
From: Mesa,  AZ

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