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GENERAL => Problems & Solutions => Topic started by: 1trucavalier on June 20, 2003, 08:51:21 AM

Title: battery drain problem (finally found it)
Post by: 1trucavalier on June 20, 2003, 08:51:21 AM
Just out of pure luck I was getting out of my car at night and  hit the door lock switch and the doors locked then i closed the door.  I looked down through the window and noticed that the lock switch was still lit up.  I wiggled it a couple times and it wouldn't go out.  I finally kept locking and unlocking and then it went out.  Even though its a little amount of current, with me not driving the car that much (maybe 5 times a mo) the battery will run down to nothing.  I ran down 2 1000cc battery's  :cry: !  So if you got a mysterious battery drain problem you may want to check them.
Title: battery drain problem (finally found it)
Post by: mfewtrail on June 20, 2003, 03:44:53 PM
How long did the light stay on for? just curious :wink: , I know the 93 light cut-off after shutting/locking the door is 8 seconds, but the older one is set for slightly longer, I swapped out my drivers side window switch for one out of a 91(I think) and it stays on slightly longer than my other lights for some reason?
Title: battery drain problem (finally found it)
Post by: turby on June 20, 2003, 04:34:41 PM
90TGP, that switch is supposed to stay lit for awhile. Watch it some time and see how long it takes to go out.
Title: battery drain problem (finally found it)
Post by: LukeZ34 on June 20, 2003, 05:13:22 PM
Hmm.. so that's a 'feature' eh? I thought it was a problem with the switch, lol. Guess I'll leave it alone then..
Title: battery drain problem (finally found it)
Post by: 1trucavalier on June 23, 2003, 07:20:23 AM
Mine stays on and will not go out at all.  Just to make sure I hit the switch went in the house to take a few shots (30 min) came out and it was still on so I know its bad.  Also the drivers mirror isn't working with that controller.  I did switch mine original with a junkyard unit so it could have been bad already.  I had to wriggle and bang on it a few times then it would go out.