Help! Battery Keeps dying
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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
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Printed Date: August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Topic: Help! Battery Keeps dying
Posted By: h0twh3els
Subject: Help! Battery Keeps dying
Date Posted: February 13, 2003 at 12:23 PM
I had the autopage rs-750 installed in my truck, and now the battery is dying. When i got into my truck today (it's a 99 sonoma 4.3) the battery light was flashing at the same speed as the led for the alarm. Do you think it's the alarm or something else? Please help me out, i'm worried im going to be out and it's going to leave me stranded. Thanks -------------
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Posted By: jrilla
Date Posted: February 13, 2003 at 12:28 PM
Did you install a starter kill relay? If so, it is likely that the problem is a bad wire harness that you used for the starter kill relay. This isnt the only possibility but a very likely one.
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J Rilla
Owner/Installer
Posted By: h0twh3els
Date Posted: February 13, 2003 at 1:40 PM
no, a starter kill relay was not installed.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 13, 2003 at 1:48 PM
Make sure you do not have constant power on the 2nd ignition output of the system. You did add a relay for this connection did you not ? Or was the Autopage capable of handling a (+) 12 volt output to this wire ? What you will need to do is probe all the wires that are not suppose to have any power and if you find one then you will have to install a trigger on the wire.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: auex
Date Posted: February 13, 2003 at 2:58 PM
Also this is from experience, if you have any wire drawing power from a power wire that the bcm shuts down( like interior lights) it will keep the bcm on and will kill your battery in about two days if it sits.
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