Im looking for some help/suggestions on how to diagnose a parasitic draw on my battery. I have an optima red top, and if left alone overnight, it will not even have enough juice to start my car. I have aftermarket stereo, alarm, powerlocks, gauges (i think that is all currently). I will be adding more shortly, but want to get this under control before i add to the diag problem. Any suggestions?
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lets see what i find (when i find time to do it.)
Thanks Jeffy.
Welcome. Also, get your battery checked, and check your diabeetus.
Battery tested good, already went that route.
My diaeetus on the other hand......its just ot of control,
You can't load test an Optima. The best they can do is put a multimeter on it and say "yup it's got 12+ volts. I have seen 3 Red Tops stop being able to crank cars after short lives. Do you have a second battery to try? Toss it in, leave it sitting over night, see if that helps. I don't trust those pile of @!#$ red tops for DD's any more.
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
"You really need to staple your face shut"-THE Joey Baggs.
What bettery is recommended for a weekend driver with TONS of aftermarket electronics??
When I worked at advance, we saw a ton of red tops come through....yellow tops didn't seem to have much of a problem though, unless they had been completely drained several times, and they would die out....I would recommend trying another battery and see if the problem is still there
I run an everstart maxx under the hood.
been through 3 red top. i'll never buy a red top again
Optima is garbage. I have been through 6, discussed it in other posts. Almost guarantee that is your problem. Try another battery.
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