Comments on: Ruby & the case of the oddly draining battery https://iwilldare.com/2011/02/ruby-the-case-of-the-oddly-draining-battery/ A little bit of heaven & A whole lot of hell Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: david https://iwilldare.com/2011/02/ruby-the-case-of-the-oddly-draining-battery/#comment-27311 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:10:47 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9849#comment-27311 In reply to Jodi.

@Jodi, I would agree with Ben. We had similar problems in our older pickup, and it turned out to be the radio installation (we had a new one put in after the old one was stolen).

We had the wiring traced and repaired a couple of ago, and are still driving the truck.

]]> By: Jodi https://iwilldare.com/2011/02/ruby-the-case-of-the-oddly-draining-battery/#comment-27242 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:45:00 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9849#comment-27242 In reply to NBFB.

@NBFB,
That battery’s about a year old. He put one in around this time last year. I’m gonna check the dome light. That might be something. It also might be the radio, because I don’t keep any chargers plugged in anywhere.

]]> By: NBFB https://iwilldare.com/2011/02/ruby-the-case-of-the-oddly-draining-battery/#comment-27241 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:43:36 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9849#comment-27241 And I forgot to mention – if the battery is older than 3 years, it could just be that. Lots of batteries have 5 year warranties. But my experience has been that MN winters aren’t typical use.

]]> By: NBFB https://iwilldare.com/2011/02/ruby-the-case-of-the-oddly-draining-battery/#comment-27240 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:42:01 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9849#comment-27240 Alternator would have been my first guess too. But since that is ruled out… the next most likely cause is something electrical that is sucking power when the car isn’t running. As in, there’s a short somewhere or something you’re not noticing is left turned on.

Could be the radio or any number of things – dome light staying on (and maybe it got bumped, if your dome has a dimmer switch it could be set really low that one wouldn’t notice it).

Do you leave any chargers (ipod, phone, etc.) plugged into sockets when they are not in use? That could be causing it. Those things draw power when plugged in to a source, even when the device to be charged is not connected.

]]> By: Jodi https://iwilldare.com/2011/02/ruby-the-case-of-the-oddly-draining-battery/#comment-27218 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:31:54 +0000 https://iwilldare.com/?p=9849#comment-27218 In reply to Natalie L..

@Natalie L.,
That makes me feel so much better. I don’t know what I’d do if I had to go a month without Rubes. I had an accident a few years ago and was without her for a week and I very nearly catatonic.

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