switch diagram to isolate battery drain?
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Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Topic: switch diagram to isolate battery drain?
Posted By: dcman41
Subject: switch diagram to isolate battery drain?
Date Posted: June 08, 2011 at 2:56 PM
Ok so i installed a python 580 Le on a 2001 nissan frontier, no issues with the remote start it self, but if left unused for about 1.5~2 weeks the battery dies. They have a 2 month old optima red top in the vehicle. After trouble shooting the battery drain it is related to the python brain. I called directed and they also confirmed that the unit does draw about 30~40 milliamps and will kill a battery if not being used. So my question is can some one give me some ideas how to wire a switch to completely shut power off to the remote start brain, for when the customer goes on a vacation or is not going to be using the vehicle for a period of time? Any help is greatly appreciated
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Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: June 08, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Disconnect the battery -ve terminal.
That's the usual practice.
Posted By: dcman41
Date Posted: June 08, 2011 at 4:48 PM
that is not a convenient solution for the customer. A switch to enable and disable all functions of the remote start is ideal
Posted By: howie ll
Date Posted: June 08, 2011 at 5:32 PM
ANY vehicle left for that length of time with the LED flashing will have a flat battery. Put a switch in the LED circuit. If wired correctly the alarm R/S will not affect battery drain.
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Posted By: ac0j
Date Posted: June 08, 2011 at 10:33 PM
A performance shop that caters to racers will have a panel mount battery cuttoff switch. If the frontier sits unused for weeks at a time, I would use that. The clock, radio memory will draw a minimal amount of current too!
Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: June 09, 2011 at 3:25 AM
But mount the battery cut-off switch in the ground circuit (don't want +12V shorts from that one!), though it's better just isolating the draining circuit...
Posted By: toby12188
Date Posted: June 09, 2011 at 8:21 AM
I would think you could just add in a switch to disconnect the ground wire from the alarm's brain.
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