Sometimes I don't drive my car for a few weeks, often the battery is drained. I believe this is primarily due to the factory radio security LED slowly draining my battery. I don't drive my car in the winter, so this becomes more of an issue. I have a battery maintainer, but I'm always a little concerned about something catching on fire when no one is around. Is there any way to "turn-off" the LED without removing a fuse?
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You could get a battery kill switch like this:
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You could just isolate the battery whenever you leave the car sitting for a while. If you get the 2nd one you could even do it from inside the car and wouldn't have to lift the hood or anything
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These work great:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92688
Are you sure there isn't some other drain elsewhere? An LED would take several months to even begin to drain the battery. I'd hook a amp meter up inline with the battery and see how much of a drain there actually is.Comment
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I'm not certain if there is a drain anywhere else, no blown fuses or shorts that I'm aware. Everything seems to be working fine, no aftermarket amps or anything. Last winter I pulled a fuse (can't remember which one right now), and the battery lasted maybe a month or so. The problem is everything with a memory is erased. I thought there may be a code to turn-off the radio's security feature.Comment
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