Stereow? draining battery?
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Stereow? draining battery?
I installed an aftermarket radio. Could it be draining the battery somehow?
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I pulled it out for the night to see if the battery drains tonight. I took a volt meter to my battery - engine off 12v, engine idling 13.4v - so I know the alternator is charging.
I'm redoing the wiring harness. I kinda just hooked up color to color. I'm going to go back and make sure that it was all right. Also there was a clip that connected to the back of the stock headunit that was a black wire. Was assuming it was the ground. The wiring harness for the Jeep didn't have a ground so I snipped off the clip and just spliced the wiring harness for my stereo's ground wire to it.
I'm redoing the wiring harness. I kinda just hooked up color to color. I'm going to go back and make sure that it was all right. Also there was a clip that connected to the back of the stock headunit that was a black wire. Was assuming it was the ground. The wiring harness for the Jeep didn't have a ground so I snipped off the clip and just spliced the wiring harness for my stereo's ground wire to it.
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I pulled it out for the night to see if the battery drains tonight. I took a volt meter to my battery - engine off 12v, engine idling 13.4v - so I know the alternator is charging.
I'm redoing the wiring harness. I kinda just hooked up color to color. I'm going to go back and make sure that it was all right. Also there was a clip that connected to the back of the stock headunit that was a black wire. Was assuming it was the ground. The wiring harness for the Jeep didn't have a ground so I snipped off the clip and just spliced the wiring harness for my stereo's ground wire to it.
I'm redoing the wiring harness. I kinda just hooked up color to color. I'm going to go back and make sure that it was all right. Also there was a clip that connected to the back of the stock headunit that was a black wire. Was assuming it was the ground. The wiring harness for the Jeep didn't have a ground so I snipped off the clip and just spliced the wiring harness for my stereo's ground wire to it.
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Well I'm going to go back and check the wiring between the two harnesses. I don't understand why (or even if) it's killing the battery. Guess we shall see in the morning.
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How To Perform a Parasitic Draw Test - EricTheCarGuy - YouTube
He explains it well and the video is a good reference while you're doing the test.
He explains it well and the video is a good reference while you're doing the test.
On my 97 Grand Cherokee Limited it was a small black wire that ran into a sort of binder clip style thing and was clipped to the back of the radio. Not the thick black one.
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The battery was dead this morning. Let the parasitic draw test begin!
UPDATE: The A/C Clutch is shorting out and drawing power 24/7. Pulled the relay until I can hunt down the short.
UPDATE: The A/C Clutch is shorting out and drawing power 24/7. Pulled the relay until I can hunt down the short.
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On some radios, there is a small black wire on the back of the unit that is for a power antenna. If that is grounded, that could be your drain.
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Do you mean blue wire with a white stripe? I've never seen a head unit that used the black wire for power antenna. Unless thats just stock ones
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I did a parasitic drain test though and it was the A/C Clutch.