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William G. Andersen
 
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I guess it's worth checking almost anything to resolve the problem of a dead
battery: I want my boat ready to go at the first click of the key in the
ignition!

"Terry" wrote in message
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On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 15:17:05 -0800, "William G. Andersen"
wrote:

=How do I find what's draining the power on my battery?

I saw the phrase "VHF Radio" in your post, and it brought to mind a
service experience of many years back.

Customer was complaining that his battery was being drained every week
(weekend user). Checked with ammeter at batt terminal, and yes, there
was a load. Small, but still a load.

Turned out to be memory for an old VHF radio he had installed. Even
when off, unit consumed power.

I think newer units are designed somewhat better.

Worth a check?


Terry--WB4FXD
Edenton, NC