HandsomeSteve
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my new radio or new burglar alarm drained my battery
05 chevy express 3500 van
The vans been sitting for 2-3 weeks undriven or cranked up. Before radio an alarm
She has been sitting for twice that a bunch of times w/out any battery drain.
My new radio 2009 Pioneer AVIC-Z110bt doesn’t have a on/off button it turns on when ignition key turns on an turns off when key is off an door opens as it should.
I’ve desided to add a switch on the switched 12VDC so I can can have the option to turn it off.
Just now went out to install the switch on the switched 12VDC an battery was dead down to 4.6VDC dam.
Right when I connected the battery charger w/ out the key in ignition the radio started playing the same song (song was used in tuning the tones ect) last played dam an it’s not on repeat play.
only way I know this could happen is the radio was getting both constant an switched 12VDC an I don’t leave the keys in the ign.
I checked the wiring an these 2 connections where securely taped.
Only thing I can think of that would cause the radio to come on w/out the key is a faulty rp4 adaptor or the radio itself but if the radio was shorted inside wouldn't I sell smoke or wouldn't it burn itself up internaly?
Initially I thought the el-cheapo burgular alarm (I recently installed so I could keep my new radio)****** down the battery but when the radio came on w/out the key in I think that isolated the alarm.
like how much voltage doe's this little alarm **** down?
I’m confused why w/ no key turned on when I connected the battery charger the radio came on?
My battery is ruined.
I assume I could connect the radio on it’s own to a battery an observe if the voltage is drained? same w/ the alarm Please suggest a way to test this radio? Thanks for advise
05 chevy express 3500 van
The vans been sitting for 2-3 weeks undriven or cranked up. Before radio an alarm
She has been sitting for twice that a bunch of times w/out any battery drain.
My new radio 2009 Pioneer AVIC-Z110bt doesn’t have a on/off button it turns on when ignition key turns on an turns off when key is off an door opens as it should.
I’ve desided to add a switch on the switched 12VDC so I can can have the option to turn it off.
Just now went out to install the switch on the switched 12VDC an battery was dead down to 4.6VDC dam.
Right when I connected the battery charger w/ out the key in ignition the radio started playing the same song (song was used in tuning the tones ect) last played dam an it’s not on repeat play.
only way I know this could happen is the radio was getting both constant an switched 12VDC an I don’t leave the keys in the ign.
I checked the wiring an these 2 connections where securely taped.
Only thing I can think of that would cause the radio to come on w/out the key is a faulty rp4 adaptor or the radio itself but if the radio was shorted inside wouldn't I sell smoke or wouldn't it burn itself up internaly?
Initially I thought the el-cheapo burgular alarm (I recently installed so I could keep my new radio)****** down the battery but when the radio came on w/out the key in I think that isolated the alarm.
like how much voltage doe's this little alarm **** down?
I’m confused why w/ no key turned on when I connected the battery charger the radio came on?
My battery is ruined.
I assume I could connect the radio on it’s own to a battery an observe if the voltage is drained? same w/ the alarm Please suggest a way to test this radio? Thanks for advise
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