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chivenor

Member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #1

Hi, My 300tdi is loosing charge when switched off. What is the normal draw for the motor when switched off (radio, alarm, clock etc)?

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Mar 1, 2013

• #2

Shouldn't be noticeable

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Mar 1, 2013

• #3

Check earths for drain or alternator my charging when runnin so it looks like its losing charge

 

timtheenchanteruk

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #4

voltage is irrelevent, its 12V.
its current that matters, shouldn't be more than a few milliamps.

sure its not a duff battery? disconnect it over night for a couple of days and see if its still draining.

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Mar 1, 2013

• #5

I presumed he meant current tbh as he said it was dropping unless he means battery capacity is dropping voltage wise ? In which case it would be a duff one

 

MarkC123

Member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #6

My 200tdi with immobiliser and clock (radio off) draws less than 30mA. Can't remember the exact figure but will check if helpful. I had similar charge-loss problem at one point which I cured with a new battery

 

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Thor1950

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #7

MarkC123 said:

My 200tdi with immobiliser and clock (radio off) draws less than 30mA. Can't remember the exact figure but will check if helpful. I had similar charge-loss problem at one point which I cured with a new battery

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battery would not cure a draw/charge loss......... what a new battery may of done was keep up with the draw/charge loss, and went undetected

 

MarkC123

Member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #8

Old battery was losing charge and after a while wouldn't start the Landy

New battery didn't lose charge and I have had no problems since I changed it

Current draw was the same with both batteries but the old one couldn't keep up with it

 

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Thor1950

Well-Known Member

• Mar 1, 2013

• #9

MarkC123 said:

Old battery was losing charge and after a while wouldn't start the Landy

New battery didn't lose charge and I have had no problems since I changed it

Current draw was the same with both batteries but the old one couldn't keep up with it

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what i said ^^^^^ just worded different

 

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v8landyman

Active Member

• Mar 2, 2013

• #10

A new fully charged battery should have a no-load voltage of around 13V, since their are 6 cells each producing 2.2V wired in series. The current for alarms and radios should not drop this voltage significantly. Measure it by disconnecting the negative terminal and connect your multimeter in series with the terminal and chassis/body (need a good earth), making sure you have set the dial to a DC milliamps or amps range.

 

Last edited: Mar 2, 2013