The Clock draws Voltage.
The memory in your New Radio draws voltage.
Batteries will naturally read higher when they are warm ...............
right after your alternator quits charging.
If you have enough drop to kill the battery in two weeks of just sitting,
then it is something to worry about. Otherwise your battery (s) sounds
fine.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 08:44:32 -0700 Larry Chase <lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
writes:
> 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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