Parasitic Battery Drain

Leaky Waders said:

I have a 2019 GL1800 Tour DCT with a CSC conversion. Using a multimeter, I have isolated a 15A fuse labeled "AUDIO" as the source of a parasitic battery drain. Now that I know the source, generally speaking, how do I hone in on and correct the problem? TIA.

Paul

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rhino 2 said:

Does the radio have a clock …If so that’s a normal draw…

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Leaky Waders said:

Thanks for the reply Bob. Yes, the radio has a clock. It's back to the drawing board to determine what is draining a healthy battery overnight when disconnected from the battery tender. Wish me luck.

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rhino 2 said:

Ok…Back to more details…How old is the battery? ..

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rhino 2 said:

Ok…Back to more details…How old is the battery? ..

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GoldWingrGreg said:

How much draw ??? Less then a total of 1.2 mA is acceptable. Anything added to that circute ... have you wired in a MP3 player ???

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Leaky Waders said:

The battery is about one month old.

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rhino 2 said:

It’s not unheard of for new batteries to give up the ghost…. did you do a voltage check?..

Or a load test….?

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Leaky Waders said:

Both.

Load test done at the auto parts store where I purchased the battery.

Battery voltage reads 13.05

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rhino 2 said:

Have you checked the voltage on the battery a few minutes after you take it off of the maintainer or did you do a load test’ anything under 12.7 V it sounds like a bad cell and if so you need to replace that battery…

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rhino 2 said:

...Then i'm out of ideas....When you find out what the problem is/was....Please post it.ThumbUp

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Jack Klarich said:

Pull the battery, charge it then have it load tested, do a charging system test and report your findings, just checking voltage @ the battery does not tell the whole story

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