what causes battery drain in a full system

jlo370z · 05-23-2014, 08:50 PM

what causes battery drain in a full system when the car is parked and not turned on?

buddy just had a full system installed in his car, it is a garage queen but he has never had a battery problem to this week. battery went from full charged to dead in the week its been parked in the garage since install

thoughts?

bigaudiofanat · 05-23-2014, 09:58 PM

Sounds like his amp might not be turning off. Check the REM (wake up wire) going to it. If there is 12 volts while the car is off than it's wired wrong.

jlo370z · 05-23-2014, 10:04 PM

That's what I told him but didn't have a meter with me today

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axmea? · 05-23-2014, 10:11 PM

Check the power supply side of the amp. Is it warm? Power light on? Mr Big is right. Same goes true for other signal processing components in the chain.

jlo370z · 05-24-2014, 10:22 AM

So we checked everything with a meter and everything seems wired correctly. We think last time he showed someone his stereo he left the car in accessory mode. We will monitor for now. Thanks for the input, much appreciated!

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Fuzzzy · 05-24-2014, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jlo370z

So we checked everything with a meter and everything seems wired correctly. We think last time he showed someone his stereo he left the car in accessory mode. We will monitor for now. Thanks for the input, much appreciated!

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Does the Accessory mode not switch off after a while? I recently walked out of an "event" and waited in my Z while my wife endured the event until the bitter end. I was listening to my radio in Acc mode and was shocked that it switched off after 20-30 minutes. I figured that was by design, but I had never had another car that did that. Of course, I might have accidentally bumped something while sitting there.

Good luck figuring it out.

jlo370z · 05-24-2014, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fuzzzy

Does the Accessory mode not switch off after a while? I recently walked out of an "event" and waited in my Z while my wife endured the event until the bitter end. I was listening to my radio in Acc mode and was shocked that it switched off after 20-30 minutes. I figured that was by design, but I had never had another car that did that. Of course, I might have accidentally bumped something while sitting there.

Good luck figuring it out.

he has a ZR1 so i dont know how chevy does it, my guess being american, it will stay on. interesting to know about the z, not that im gonna try it

bigaudiofanat · 05-24-2014, 02:01 PM

The nissan will shut down in Accessory mode after I believe 30 minutes

kenchan · 05-24-2014, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

Sounds like his amp might not be turning off. Check the REM (wake up wire) going to it. If there is 12 volts while the car is off than it's wired wrong.

RyanWest · 05-28-2014, 01:32 AM

My battery keeps draining to and I don't even have a amp. car sits in the garage and im constantly having to hook up the trickle charger!

05-23-2014, 08:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
jlo370z Im a Fireball Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ill in noise Posts: 3,370 Drives: 11 370z Red 6spd Rep Power: 43426	what causes battery drain in a full system what causes battery drain in a full system when the car is parked and not turned on? buddy just had a full system installed in his car, it is a garage queen but he has never had a battery problem to this week. battery went from full charged to dead in the week its been parked in the garage since install thoughts? __________________ ❝The Jlo370Z Build❞ 523HP \| 455 ftb tq \| 11.5 PSI \| 93 Octane *2017 Porsche 991.2 C4!l*

05-23-2014, 09:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	Sounds like his amp might not be turning off. Check the REM (wake up wire) going to it. If there is 12 volts while the car is off than it's wired wrong. kenchan, jlo370z and axmea? like this. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

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jlo370z Im a Fireball Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ill in noise Posts: 3,370 Drives: 11 370z Red 6spd Rep Power: 43426	That's what I told him but didn't have a meter with me today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ❝The Jlo370Z Build❞ 523HP \| 455 ftb tq \| 11.5 PSI \| 93 Octane *2017 Porsche 991.2 C4!l*

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axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,233 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53241	Check the power supply side of the amp. Is it warm? Power light on? Mr Big is right. Same goes true for other signal processing components in the chain. jlo370z likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

05-24-2014, 10:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
jlo370z Im a Fireball Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ill in noise Posts: 3,370 Drives: 11 370z Red 6spd Rep Power: 43426	So we checked everything with a meter and everything seems wired correctly. We think last time he showed someone his stereo he left the car in accessory mode. We will monitor for now. Thanks for the input, much appreciated! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ❝The Jlo370Z Build❞ 523HP \| 455 ftb tq \| 11.5 PSI \| 93 Octane *2017 Porsche 991.2 C4!l*

05-24-2014, 02:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 852	The nissan will shut down in Accessory mode after I believe 30 minutes __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

05-28-2014, 01:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
RyanWest Track Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tamp, Fl Posts: 714 Drives: 2009 Nissan Rep Power: 33	My battery keeps draining to and I don't even have a amp. car sits in the garage and im constantly having to hook up the trickle charger!

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