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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: GarySim51 on 07 August 2013, 13:41:52
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Hi Folk's
2.2cd, battery still losing charge, i took out the old powersounder which was draining but there is still something else
slowly draining the battery, checked boot, sunvisor, interior lights all ok
what you reckon guy's ???????
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Is the Battery and charging all correct? Petrol or Diesel?
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Is the Battery and charging all correct? Petrol or Diesel?
its petrol, the battery and alternator were renewed 6wks ago..
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Do you have access to a Volt Meter with a decent Amp range? if so see whats being drained when parked up.
Only other thing I can think off that you haven't checked that still works with Ing. off is seat motors, up / down button jammed, Alarm working correctly, and rear Ciggy socket delay (if fitted).
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Do you have access to a Volt Meter with a decent Amp range? if so see whats being drained when parked up.
Only other thing I can think off that you haven't checked that still works with Ing. off is seat motors, up / down button jammed, Alarm working correctly, and rear Ciggy socket delay (if fitted).
will get volt meter and check, what's the best way for the rear ciggy socket disconnect ??
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Could be a duff relay staying live,check relays and see if any are warm to touch
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You haven't by any chance fitted a cheap after market stereo have you?, I had one of those & it kept sapping the battery even when turned off, >:(
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Proper way is to get a decent amp clamp multimeter, lift bonnet, put a weight on the bonnet alarm switch, lock car, leave 15 minutes and then see what the drain is with the clamp around the battery earth leads (or positive ones). It should settle to 60-80mA. If not start pulling fuses from all three fuse boxes until it does and note which fuse fixed it.
If you don't have that kit and do have a lot of of time you can achieve the same by pulling all the fuses and replacing them one by one until the problem re-occurs. There are some fused circuits more likely than others, I would try the engine room small fuse box with the large fuses first, AKA 'first auxilliary fuse box' . Also have a search on this forum for other suspect fused circuits.
You may then get to where I am - my new battey will drain to about 50% (12.1V) if I leave the car a week between short journeys. The drain is small but even at 80ma draw a 66a/h battery would be completely flat in 1 month. I got bored tracking it down last time I looked it still seemed to be in the wires to the powersounder, which was the first thing I removed. Maybe it is just me not using the car enough. Come winter I'll have another go.
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I would work through the guide here:
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90619.0 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90619.0)
Note that just because new parts have been fitted, it doesn't eliminate a charging problem, so work through the whole process. :y