I start off after changing all 3 batteries to about 13.2 then after a week it's down to 12.2. The only draw that I see is possibly the radio and the clock. I was trying to understand how long the batteries will last when at a campground with no shore power. It may be weather related, cold then hot during the test period and when I read the gauge. I suppose this may be just the typical way the batteries react and I am to concerned.

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont 

> On May 26, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Jon VO <jondvo@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I've got 80AH, but the CO2 & gas sensors, plus the radio memory draw
> about 50mA. I put the battery on a Battery Tender
> (http://www.batterytender.com/Automotive/Battery-Tender-Junior-12V-0-75A.html)
> after about a week. I wired in a connector to make it easy.
> Jon
> 
>> On 5/26/2015 5:59 AM, Ryan Perry wrote:
>> How long do you leave the van sitting at a time? So mine doesn't cut it off
>> completely, the clock is still correct but it certainly gets turned off.
>> But I also keep my aux connected to a trickle charger most every time the
>> van is parked. You might want to consider that. Also, you could put a
>> switch to the hot lead to the radio and kill it completely if you don't
>> want to charge the battery. Your clock would be wrong and you would lose
>> stuff like BlueTooth pairings.
>> 
>> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 7:34 AM Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Ryan,
>>> I also have that GOWESTY switch installed but the aux. batteries slowly
>>> still get depleted over time. The switch works and the radio still has
>>> memory so I suspect it's getting power from the aux system. Possibly I
>>> should just go with it the way it is. The drain down is ever so slight. My
>>> Monday thought.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Dennis Jowell
>>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>>> Newbury, Vermont
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 25, 2015, at 7:08 AM, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> GoWesty also sells a radio switch kit. I like it, lets you flip the switch
>>> to turn radio on with key or always on. You could probably do it yourself
>>> if you are smarter than me. It taps into the wiring in the steering column
>>> then to switch, from switch it goes to always on power and remote power.  I
>>> put mine under the bottom lip of the dash and made it so the switch flipped
>>> towards steering column is on with keys, flip towards radio is always on.
>>> 
>>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23361
>>> 
>>> On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 6:23 AM Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Trying to figure it how to rewire the radio to be shut completely off
>>>> when I want it off. Add toggle switch somewhere in line ? I have the
>>>> GOWESTY aux. kit installed. I'll get this battery setup done somehow.
>>>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>> 
>>>> Dennis Jowell
>>>> Scotch Hollow Farm
>>>> Newbury, Vermont
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 8, 2015, at 6:43 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>        Denis, the radio could be the culprit.  I’ve seen some of these
>>>> new fancy radios that draw a lot of power just for the faceplate even
>>>> though the radio is off.  It’s like your new TVs, you turn it off, but
>>>> really it is not off but constantly using power to keep the processors
>>>> alive so it does not take a long time to boot up when YOU turn it on.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On May 7, 2015, at 3:06 PM, Automatic digest processor <
>>>> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
>>>>>> I'll check it out when I get back to my farm. I have a good meter.
>>>> Maybe
>>>>>> the radio pulling in the power.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Frank Condelli
>>>>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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