battery keeps draining

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Topic: battery keeps draining

Posted By: popeye004
Subject: battery keeps draining
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 6:15 PM

hey guy I have 2 kenwood amps in my truck and if the truck has been sitting for like 1 or 2 weeks the battery dies. Can anyone tell me why this is happening. Its hooked up a 4awg from the battery all the way to the back wall of the cab, then I have a fuse block with 2 8awg to the 2 amps. Do I have something hooked up wrong?

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Posted By: Mad Scientists
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 6:18 PM

It's either the battery is bad or something is draining it down. You could charge up the battery and disconnect it the next time you let the truck sit.. if the truck starts after two weeks then most likely something is draining the battery. Make sure everything is off and measure current draw at the battery. Let us know how much current draw there is.

Jim

Posted By: popeye004
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 8:08 PM

I think I figured it out it's my amps that are pulling the juice. How do I test it with a multimeter for current being drawn from the battery?

Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: July 24, 2006 at 12:45 AM

Um sure your remote line isn't connected to a constant??? That'll drain your battery.

Posted By: popeye004
Date Posted: July 24, 2006 at 1:28 AM

no than the amp would stay on all the time. I'm sure I would of picked that up posted_image

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