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twodues
Newbie Joined: 31 Oct 2016 Location: Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
Topic: Battery drain Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 8:19am |
New 2017 178-off of "shore power", fully charged deep cycle 12v will drain completely within 12-14 hrs when NO accessories are being used. Re-tested with fully charged battery with each fuse removed to try and isolate the drain with no success. Anyone have similar experience? Hoping to resolve before autumn so we can confidently dry camp.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628 |
Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 9:33am |
You might just remove the battery from the R-pod and put it on the bench for 12-14 hours and see if it has an internal problem or not.
If it survives that test, then you would want to put an ammeter inline to see exactly how much current is being pulled when you think everything is "off". After that, it becomes a process of elimination.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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twodues
Newbie Joined: 31 Oct 2016 Location: Michigan Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 10:25am |
The battery integrity has been confirmed and is being charged with deep cycle charging removed from pod. Unfortunately, the process of elimination (by repeated sequential removal of each 12v fuse and install fully charged battery) did not reveal a specific circuit being the problem.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628 |
Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 11:05am |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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john in idaho
Senior Member Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Location: Eagle Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 611 |
Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 6:45pm |
Water heater is off - the switch inside the outside panel?
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 21 Jul 2017 at 7:13pm |
The best way to find out what's happening is with a clamp on ammeter. If the residual drain is around 0.15A it's the CO detector in is not responsible for the battery discharge. If it's significantly more you just have to keep looking until you isolate the culprit. If you buy an ammeter be sure it measures DC Amps.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 9:54am |
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bp
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 11:54am |
There definitely are DC clamp amp meters. If you want DC you have to look for it, but a quick look at Amazon shows several.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2628 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 12:07pm |
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bp
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 4:23pm |
DC clamp on ammeters are very available, just not for bargain basement prices. Here's one I like: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-professional-true-rms-ac-dc-clamp-ammeter/p-03473756000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1#
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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