Any chance it's the radio?
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Does the drain go away when the paddle is disconnected? Jim
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So what happens at other times with the 12 volt battery? When the car is plugged in the 12 volt battery is being charged, barely. Just enough to keep the battery excited. To drain the battery in 10 minutes something very big would have to be draining it, like almost every 12 volt item in the car. Another big possibility is the 12 volt battery is not taking a charge or is not being charged fully while driving. The age of the battery points to the battery first. Not sure what has been done so far, but the list of possibilities is very short with that complaint.
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On Feb 21, 2016 10:32 AM, "Michael Eaton" <usea...@gmail.com> wrote:
Michael Eaton here. 2011 blue think with 20,000 miles.owned almost 4 years.--It takes about 10 minutes for the 12 V battery to drain down below 11 Volts after being charged. Over at Hawthorne they have pursued a number of potential problems but have not zeroed in on the culprit yet. In-car charging system still works fine when the car is running, but it is still too risky to drive away from the house.Have: changed the 12 V battery and installed a countdown timer in front of the 220V charger since the drain was thought to occur in the charger after the traction batteries were full.Potential workaround: install a switch between the battery and and it's connection to the CPU, thereby isolating the battery after it has been charged, so that it cannot leak charge. Or replacing the CPU (expensive).Has anyone experienced of dealt with this issue?Michael
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While driving, I am reading 14.5 V or better at the cigarette lighter. As soon as I turn off the vehicle, the voltage drops to 13.5 V and then fades at a rate of 0.01 V every 2 seconds. Very quickly it drops below the voltage required to start. I think there is a fault leaking the battery that has led to early failure of the 12 V battery. I am thinking of installing a new battery along with a battery interrupter switch so there won't be any parasitic leakage at all when I am parked and the car is off.
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So what happens at other times with the 12 volt battery? When the car is plugged in the 12 volt battery is being charged, barely. Just enough to keep the battery excited. To drain the battery in 10 minutes something very big would have to be draining it, like almost every 12 volt item in the car. Another big possibility is the 12 volt battery is not taking a charge or is not being charged fully while driving. The age of the battery points to the battery first. Not sure what has been done so far, but the list of possibilities is very short with that complaint.
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On Feb 21, 2016 10:32 AM, "Michael Eaton" <usea...@gmail.com> wrote:
Michael Eaton here. 2011 blue think with 20,000 miles.owned almost 4 years.--It takes about 10 minutes for the 12 V battery to drain down below 11 Volts after being charged. Over at Hawthorne they have pursued a number of potential problems but have not zeroed in on the culprit yet. In-car charging system still works fine when the car is running, but it is still too risky to drive away from the house.Have: changed the 12 V battery and installed a countdown timer in front of the 220V charger since the drain was thought to occur in the charger after the traction batteries were full.Potential workaround: install a switch between the battery and and it's connection to the CPU, thereby isolating the battery after it has been charged, so that it cannot leak charge. Or replacing the CPU (expensive).Has anyone experienced of dealt with this issue?Michael
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