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trigga_b 
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Posted: July 24, 2014 at 2:39 PM / IP Logged  
I have a 2000 buick park ave ultra and I've recently disconnected my alarm because it was draining my battery. I disconnected the BLACK/ white wire first (neutral safety wire i think)to see if it would stop, but it didn't. I then disconnected the heavy 6-pin harness and it still drained my battery. I did notice every time I started my car up with the key my remote would beep then it would display engine stop as if the car has been already running from remote start input. after I removed the fuse from the alarm brain. the drain has stopped. plz help
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Posted: July 24, 2014 at 5:31 PM / IP Logged  
Not the alarm, maybe car battery or alternator need changing or you have an aftermarket relay drawing power. Is there an external starter cut relay?
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Posted: July 24, 2014 at 7:07 PM / IP Logged  
If your battery is weak, it'll kill the battery faster.
Most DEI alarms will kill a good battery within 3 weeks if the vehicle isn't started to recharge.
For whatever reason, DEI didn't believe in using a low current brain. They could make a brain that measures resistance across all sensors and the antenna, but then they'd be spending more money! rs 730 draining battery -- posted image. They will slowly (like I said, a couple weeks) drain the battery. I've had my battery go dead after 3 days before, and I needed a new battery.
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Mike M2 
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Posted: July 24, 2014 at 7:53 PM / IP Logged  
You need to use a DVM that handles 10amps so you can do a current draw test..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIKNnwEjIs
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Posted: July 24, 2014 at 10:06 PM / IP Logged  
Did you install a starter kill relay? If so, did you power the coil of that relay with constant power? If so, you should have powered it via Ignition or the actual starter wire.
trigga_b 
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Posted: July 25, 2014 at 4:14 PM / IP Logged  
sorry for the delay, no I didn't install the starter kill. But as I said when I start my vehicle my alarm remote does 3 beeps then shows engine stop as if the remote starter has been running on its own. But I never heard the car cut on by itself. I'm using a universal xpress kit to bypass the patsIII. I have the GWR wire from the alarm connected to the input of this bypass kit. I've read over the rs730 installation manual and maybe was thinking I should use the yellow wire from the 24-pin harness???? The previous remote start (commando or something like that) that I removed didn't do this
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Posted: July 26, 2014 at 12:44 PM / IP Logged  
Leave the GWR as is the effect is no different and GWR is the proper wire for connecting a bypass module.
How old is your car battery? When you start it does the remote always beep or is it only certain scenarios e.g. After being parked all night vs leaving the gas station or any short stop?
You can always do a check on current draw with an amp meter.
trigga_b 
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Posted: July 26, 2014 at 3:43 PM / IP Logged  
most of the time it's when it's parked over night. But when I'm running in a store or something it doesn't do it. I got the car in april of this year so I don't know how old the battery is. It doesn't look that dirty so it isn't that old. I don't have a vm to check anything.
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Posted: July 26, 2014 at 5:33 PM / IP Logged  
By what you've said the beeping seems be a symptom of low battery. Without knowing it's age and condition (testing it) it's a top suspect. The alarm will always draw more power than if it wasn't installed (fuse pulled) and it will kill a weak battery that much quicker. Some alarms and sensors draw more current than others.
Did you install the system? If so what do you have wired in? Anything unique/non-typical?
You bought the car in april of this year, did the whole engine bay happen to be clean? It's easy enough to clean a battery and/or engine bay, doesn't mean it's as new as it looks.
Testing is much needed to positively pinpoint your problem. A cheap DMM can be had for cheap.
trigga_b 
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Posted: July 26, 2014 at 8:18 PM / IP Logged  
yea i wired a glass sensor and tilt sensor with diodes. also the shock sensor. The 3 beeps are slow it always beep that way when shutting down or turning off remote start. thats why i say its like its starting itself up with actually starting. but i did disconnect the ground wire for the remote start and unplugged the harness and the battery still drains so ill get the battery checked out at autozone or something
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