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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: gstylebaby on 23 January 2009, 19:38:49

Title: Battery death.
Post by: gstylebaby on 23 January 2009, 19:38:49

Hi all have had a bit of a problem with my battery it dies after a couple of days.  I use the car to go from home to work for 4 nights and it is only a small trip the battery is new only had it a cuople of months my head unit draw's 0.7 amp when powered off and it die's on me in the mornings when i come out it seems to be alright one min then flat the next i'm gonna check the battery and alternator make sure its charging.  Just wondered if anyone has had this before and shed some light on it.  Oh and heater runs the moment the ignition is turned on even if the dial is turned to 0.  1,2,3,4 seems to work o.k.
Sorry its a long list just wanted to give you guys and gals all the info first.

Any help would be great thanks.
Lee :y

Title: Re: Battery death.
Post by: Dave DND on 23 January 2009, 21:32:21

0.7A from a head unit in standby would give me cause for concern !!

What do you have fitted to be pulling that much on standby?

 :-/

Title: Re: Battery death.
Post by: gstylebaby on 24 January 2009, 06:31:51

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0.7A from a head unit in standby would give me cause for concern !!

What do you have fitted to be pulling that much on standby?

 :-/

I have an alpine 310rb and the manual say that it will still use 0.7A when not in use.

Title: Re: Battery death.
Post by: Dave DND on 24 January 2009, 09:30:14

Forgetting what the manual says, what have you actually measured?

Title: Re: Battery death.
Post by: oceansoul on 26 January 2009, 00:11:55

likely to me mA i'd imagine

Title: Re: Battery death.
Post by: gstylebaby on 28 January 2009, 13:39:07

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likely to me mA i'd imagine

No mate its 0.7A which is 700mA.

Title: Re: Battery death.
Post by: Dave DND on 28 January 2009, 14:10:13

Are you measuring 700mA then?

Title: Re: Battery death.
Post by: gstylebaby on 29 January 2009, 20:53:21

Well i have had the battery checked and the alternator and both were o.k not sure its the headunit now cos i got thinking and it did this a few times with my old headunit.  It does seem to be intermittent it did'nt start this morning when i got out of work a quick jump and it started right up as always yet when i set off for work it started no prob's. >:( >:(