Battery drain on R178
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Topic: Battery drain on R178
Posted By: cody91
Subject: Battery drain on R178
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 2:55pm
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Has anyone figured out a quick way to prevent the parasitic drain on the battery when the keeping the Rpod in storage? I realize the microwave clock and the gas detectors are slowly drawing off the battery and perhaps pulling a fuse or disconnecting a wire would stop this. Any thoughts?
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Posted By: freezingalaskan
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 3:40pm
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Either put a kill switch by the battery (have not yet installed mine), or get a solar panel hooked up to trickle charge your battery. Or, as you say, you could probably also pull a fuse but I have not researched that.
freezingalaskan ------------- Volvo XC90 '13 rPod 179 '16 |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 4:36pm
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It's not the microwave clock.. It's 120v. BUT there are several 12v parasitic loads. If you can't / don't store where you can stay plugged in, a battery cut off is the answer. Ours is a "Hella" brand.  ------------- |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 8:08pm
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And then make sure the battery is recharged overnight every 30 days. Reconnect the battery and plug in the pod overnight (then disconnect both again). ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 8:23pm
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The LP gas detector is a current hog. you can pull the 12 volt fuse for it, or take the battery out and keep it at home on a trickle charger if where you stow the pod has no 110 volt source. ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |