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Tired of every 2 day or so of an alert of battery at 12volt

Bohen

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My Telly is parked outside and looking for recommendations on battery tender and advice.
Thanks as always πŸ‘
I am appreciative that the vehicle lets me know this but it's becoming annoying and want to correct the problem πŸ˜‰
 
My Telly is parked outside and looking for recommendations on battery tender and advice.
Thanks as always πŸ‘
I am appreciative that the vehicle lets me know this but it's becoming annoying and want to correct the problem πŸ˜‰
I don't know for how long your Telly just sits, have you done a battery drain test to see how much amperage your vehicle is drawing when it is off?
 
I don't know for how long your Telly just sits, have you done a battery drain test to see how much amperage your vehicle is drawing when it is off?
What is this sorcery that you speak of πŸ˜†
No I have not.
It's usually about every 2 days if it sits and does not gets driven that I will get the warning.
I know I do have the GPS " ZAZ " System and I know that does do a slight parasitic drain and my - camera runs on impact at the moment but it has not been triggered since it's been in the driveway for 2 days .
So how do I do this battery drain test ?
 
I just Google on how to do the battery drain test .
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What is this sorcery that you speak of πŸ˜†
No I have not.
It's usually about every 2 days if it sits and does not gets driven that I will get the warning.
I know I do have the GPS " ZAZ " System and I know that does do a slight parasitic drain and my - camera runs on impact at the moment but it has not been triggered since it's been in the driveway for 2 days .
So how do I do this battery drain test ?
A good DC clamp amp meter is quite pricey, but very convenient, anyway you can check your parasitic draw with a cheaper multi meter, disconnect your negative battery terminal and put your meter leads between your battery cable and the battery terminal, the meter needs to read fractions of an amp, 50 to 85 milliamp draw is normal. Warning: Disconnecting the battery may result in many settings being lost. I recommend an induction clamp meter that reads fractions of an amp, now you don't have to disconnect anything.

Maybe you can borrow a meter from a friend, 2 days off should not drop your battery voltage to 12. A fully charged battery is 12.6 volts.
 
A good DC clamp amp meter is quite pricey, but very convenient, anyway you can check your parasitic draw with a cheaper multi meter, disconnect your negative battery terminal and put your meter leads between your battery cable and the battery terminal, the meter needs to read fractions of an amp, 50 to 85 milliamp draw is normal. Warning: Disconnecting the battery may result in many settings being lost. I recommend an induction clamp meter that reads fractions of an amp, now you don't have to disconnect anything.

Maybe you can borrow a meter from a friend, 2 days off should not drop your battery voltage to 12. A fully charged battery is 12.6 volts.
Ty
 
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