Mine is a Westy, and the brand of stereo is Dual - and yes, its the same,
whether or not the faceplate is "in" as long as the switch (ignition or
separate) is on, there is an inordinant current running through it.

The only improvement in the switch setup is that you don't have to have the
key on "accessory" and hear the buzzer, and use even more juice.  There
doesn't appear to be a solution where you can use the remote and actually
turn the unit off.  It will still draw power and run down your battery.  So,
you have to get up and switch it off.

On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote:

>  Sounds like you have it wired wrong. No car stereo should draw that
>> much with power off. It should have a "Batt" or "+12 V" connection,
>> which goes to the always on source. It should also have an "Ignition"
>> lead, which goes to a source which is switched (usually the key, but
>> maybe a separate switch). As long as the  "Ignition" connection is off,
>> it should draw no more than about 10-20 mA.
>>
>
> I want my stereo wired so that I can play it without the key--it's
> a Westy.  I put in a new Panasonic a few years ago and found that
> it draws almost its maximum rated if it is OFF and the face plate
> in left on.  It is running who know what in the display.  Pull
> off the faceplate and consumption drops to almost nothing.
>
> Sort of screwed my idea of using the remote from bed to turn it off.
> Overnight it will draw something like 12-15 amps, so I crawl out
> of bed to remove the faceplate.
>
> It was clearly designed to NOT be wired the way I did.
>
> Richard
>

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Alan Felder
Austin TX
82 Diesel Westy