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Subject:Re: New battery is dead
From:Cullen Stewart
Date:Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:41:23 -0400

It is a weekender, so no fridge!
----- Original Message -----
From: "mdrillock" <mdrillock@cox.net>
To: "Cullen Stewart" <cullberly@vermontel.net>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: New battery is dead

> Something else is wrong. The clock can't kill it that fast. If this is a
> Westy I would suspect that the fridge is running on 12 volts even with the
> engine off. People can easily mess up the wiring when using the fridge
> relay for the aux battery relay too. Make sure the fridge is turned to 120
> volts and see if that helps. If so the fridge relay is wired wrong.
>
> Mark
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>
> Cullen Stewart wrote:
>> I have a 2 new interstate group 41 batteries and the stereo is hooked up
>> exclusively to the aux. battery. That battery goes completely dead
>> overnight without any other usage beyond the clock on the stereo. Do I
>> have a short? Has anyone encountered this before? The battery is new and
>> was tested at the Interstate battery dealer when I purchased it. It is
>> annoying considering I know the battery is going to die from being 100%
>> discharged too many times.
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