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ocbaud · 01-29-2005, 05:16 PM

the alarm is pulling .02 amps... but its not the one draining the battery.
whenever i leave the heat/ac switch in any position but off, it will pull 1.02 amps.

i had the heater in the OFF position yesterday so i didnt see it pulling anything. the battery was dead today again, so i noticed i left the heater in the on position last night. the blower motor isnt going, its just drawing power.

how can i fix this?? besides just remembering to turn it off when i shut the truck off..

magnethead · 01-29-2005, 08:06 PM

get a relay and tap it into the key on wire going to your radio or something with that wire- that way it turns off when the keys off. put the other side of the relay on the constant on wire to the heater switch.

**N2TRUX** · 01-29-2005, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ocbaud

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how can i fix this?? besides just remembering to turn it off when i shut the truck off..

You need to find out why it is pulling a load. There is a bad relay or something in the circuit that is staying clsed when the system is off....

hotrodhomi · 01-30-2005, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

You need to find out why it is pulling a load. There is a bad relay or something in the circuit that is staying clsed when the system is off....

I 2nd that.

plumbcut · 01-31-2005, 01:02 AM

how do you know its actually the motor drawing power? It should be making a noise if so.. I bet its a junk relay or a short or something else... just wondering..

pc

ocbaud · 01-31-2005, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by plumbcut

how do you know its actually the motor drawing power? It should be making a noise if so.. I bet its a junk relay or a short or something else... just wondering..

pc

nope, its a short somewhere i'm sure.

01-29-2005, 05:16 PM	#1
ocbaud Garage Queen Material Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 4,129	haha i guess i was wrong!! the alarm is pulling .02 amps... but its not the one draining the battery. whenever i leave the heat/ac switch in any position but off, it will pull 1.02 amps. i had the heater in the OFF position yesterday so i didnt see it pulling anything. the battery was dead today again, so i noticed i left the heater in the on position last night. the blower motor isnt going, its just drawing power. how can i fix this?? besides just remembering to turn it off when i shut the truck off..

01-29-2005, 08:06 PM	#2
magnethead 7000 #'s of american IRON Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: north tx Posts: 883	get a relay and tap it into the key on wire going to your radio or something with that wire- that way it turns off when the keys off. put the other side of the relay on the constant on wire to the heater switch.

01-31-2005, 01:02 AM	#5
plumbcut california fill Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sunny So-Cal Posts: 694	how do you know its actually the motor drawing power? It should be making a noise if so.. I bet its a junk relay or a short or something else... just wondering.. pc



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