myfirstl322
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L322 Project Blinky...
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What does the project entail?
myfirstl322
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Sorting some issues, namely neglect.
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You'd never know it was supercharged would you. 
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Not this week.Are you a shelfstackerstalker?
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Are you a shelfstackerstalker?
You'll have to change your handle to my secondL322.
myfirstl322
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Guessing 0.5V loss in18 hours is no good.
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Dropping from what voltage?Guessing 0.5V loss in18 hours is no good.
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Newish Bosch battery, 13.24v dropping to 12.72
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That sounds perfectly normal.
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I agree, and my presumption is that the loss was (mostly) modules sleeping down,
I need to leave it a few days I think and see what it is then, and whether the loss is reduced, otherwise a half volt per day is not good, surely?
Car is fitted with a isolator switch by previous owner because it would go flat in a few days.
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After coming off charge, even with no load the battery would drop to 12.8 volts after a couple of hours.
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Ah, that did cross my mind, silly me.
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Car allegedly suffers from a parasitic drain so I'd be surprised if it isn't flat when I check it later.
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If Bosch batteries are as bad as Varta, it doesn't need a parasitic drain for them to go flat
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Well, the 1st test day (Thurs) showed negligible drain. (Thanks to Data for clarifying)
In order to not confuddle the brute said first day test was done with the alarm and bonnet switch disconnected, and vehicle locked.
2nd test day (Fri) was left pretty much to it's own devices, ie. locked with alarm and bonnet switch disconnected. No discernible loss of volts.
3rd test day (Sat) commencing 4pm, the static volts were 12.68...
the only thing I've changed is I re-connected the bonnet switch, but taped it in the OFF position.
Alarm is still disconnected.
Will check tomorrow at some point.
Things seem fine.
(Alarm disconnected because I suspect internal batteries leaking and fouling the the circuitry)
(The dumbass in me totally forgot to actually test the bl00dy thing first!!!)
In order to not confuddle the brute said first day test was done with the alarm and bonnet switch disconnected, and vehicle locked.
2nd test day (Fri) was left pretty much to it's own devices, ie. locked with alarm and bonnet switch disconnected. No discernible loss of volts.
3rd test day (Sat) commencing 4pm, the static volts were 12.68...
the only thing I've changed is I re-connected the bonnet switch, but taped it in the OFF position.
Alarm is still disconnected.
Will check tomorrow at some point.
Things seem fine.
(Alarm disconnected because I suspect internal batteries leaking and fouling the the circuitry)
(The dumbass in me totally forgot to actually test the bl00dy thing first!!!)
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