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What could cause my battery to drain on my 360 overnight

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  1. zapper/dapper

    zapper/dapper Rookie

    Feb 26, 2004
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    my 360 battery drains overnight
     
  2. greyboxer

    greyboxer F1 World Champ

    Dec 8, 2004
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    Either you have a dead battery or a short somewhere - how old is your battery and/or do you keep it on a trickle charger ?
     
  3. hessank

    hessank Formula 3
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    Are your parking lights turned off (switch on centre console and not the one by the steering wheel)?
     
  4. mello

    mello F1 Veteran
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  5. thorn

    thorn F1 Rookie
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    Parasitic drain.
     
  6. Mitch Alsup

    Mitch Alsup F1 Veteran

    Nov 4, 2003
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    As cars get older, the electrolytic capacitors on the various circuit boards degrade and begin to leak.
    When my F355 was new to me (2001) it would go 3 weeks and still turn over.
    Now (2018) the battery won't last a whole week.
     
  7. Bob in Texas

    Bob in Texas F1 Rookie

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    Do you have an after market stereo.? They have been known to drain the battery.

    Or similar to above, a door micro switch has been found to short and cause a drain. There are several threads on this on the 360/430 forum


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  8. Mitch Alsup

    Mitch Alsup F1 Veteran

    Nov 4, 2003
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    I have had a relay installed so the radio only has power when the key is on.
     
  9. vincep99

    vincep99 Formula 3
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    Unbolt your negative battery terminal and put a volt/ohmmeter between the terminal and the battery post. If you read 12.6 volts, then switch to current to see what the drain is. Anything more than ~ 100 mA will drain your battery.
    If you are > 100 mA, unplug all your fuses (drain should go to 0), plug them in one by one until you find the culprit. If is stays at > 100 mA with all fuses unplugged, then the drain is on a non-fused circuit (e.g. lights)
     
  10. zapper/dapper

    zapper/dapper Rookie

    Feb 26, 2004
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    No.. oem radio
     
  11. zapper/dapper

    zapper/dapper Rookie

    Feb 26, 2004
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    Thank you very much for your insightful response
    Thanx for the infor.. will check it out!
     

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