amplifier drain my battery!

[ramButz]

last night my truck would start.had it flat beded to the dealership.they said it was a "parasitic drain".implying it was my amp.it worked great before .now all of a sudden they said its draining my battery.any one has any guesses ? worked fine before now there is and issue.they want to charge me $125.00hr to check it.what do you all think?

 

[Sascwatch]

Of course they’ll blame it on any aftermarket equipment first. You can check for parasitic draw yourself with a voltage meter, if the amp is in standby it should not draw any power.

 

[ramButz]

Of course they’ll blame it on any aftermarket equipment first. You can check for parasitic draw yourself with a voltage meter, if the amp is in standby it should not draw any power.

you know i knew they were going to say that.everything is working fine for a long time.no issues....since they cant or wont want to be bother.they use that as and excuse

 

[securityguy]

you know i knew they were going to say that.everything is working fine for a long time.no issues....since they cant or wont want to be bother.they use that as and excuse

Disconnect the amp and see if the issue resolves itself. If not, then you have more of a leg to stand on with your dealer. This is the downside of installing electronics in any vehicle...it's easy for them to place blame and want to charge to troubleshoot. Take the variable out of the equation and they have no leg to stand on

 

[ramButz]

hmm thanks.that what they recommended also.

 

[theblet]

Disconnect the amp and see if the issue resolves itself. If not, then you have more of a leg to stand on with your dealer. This is the downside of installing electronics in any vehicle...it's easy for them to place blame and want to charge to troubleshoot. Take the variable out of the equation and they have no leg to stand on

Yea disconnect it or pull it out for awhile so they can’t blame the amp. If the remote is working right it shouldn’t be draining anyway

 

[ramButz]

Yea disconnect it or pull it out for awhile so they can’t blame the amp. If the remote is working right it shouldn’t be draining anyway

yes you are right.when i get it back i will disconnect it,for a while and see what happens.but that "remote power"light is off when i shut down the truck.but i will try it as you suggest it.,,,P,s i plan on buying one of those little "jumper battery boxes" for the future

 

[Sascwatch]

yes you are right.when i get it back i will disconnect it,for a while and see what happens.but that "remote power"light is off when i shut down the truck.but i will try it as you suggest it.,,,P,s i plan on buying one of those little "jumper battery boxes" for the future

I do a ton of off grid logging road driving in northern Ontario, can easily be an hours drive from civilization or even cell signal at times, a good booster pack is a must even on a brand new truck.

Ive had good luck with the noco genius booster packs.

 

[theblet]

Hey that booster it’ll help!

 

[ramButz]

thank you all so much for your help.after doing some"Net surfing" i found one guy that was real helpful.he gave me some real good tips i didnt know.but he got me set straight. (YES)!) i did have to order a new amp though.glad i didthe old one is still good but not right for my application he said.but this one is....got such a deal$$.got 2 discount coupons

 

[Quint]

Care to elaborate? Are you saying the model/style of amp was the cause of the battery drain?

 

[ramButz]

Care to elaborate? Are you saying the model/style of amp was the cause of the battery drain?

i didnt want to bore anyone with my "Whining".so i kept it brief.our truck has so many "cranking amp".which for us is about 850.which gives us about 140hr of amp playing time....as long as your"RMS" on your amp doesnt exceed 764RMS..i had went well over that with my old one.i think 1500 to 2000.but it still worked.but when the "Subwoofer"kicked in thats when all hell broke loose.way to much draw on the battery.so i had to do a major drop in my amp"RMS".

 

[Quint]

Wowza - That's a lot! I was concerned since I'm planning to hook up my 150w @ 4ohms Rockford Fosgate. Seeing that you were trying to push 1,500-2,000 watts without an additional battery/alternator combo makes sense for why it killed your battery. Did you have an auxiliary system on your old truck to make it all work?

 

[MannymanX]

2000w on one battery with no Capacitor?
You are a brave man @ramButz .... A very brave man.

 

[ramButz]

2000w on one battery with no Capacitor?
You are a brave man @ramButz .... A very brave man.

no a man who "didnt know any better"..but i do now ....P.s i was also told a "Cap" wouldnt help anyway

 

[ramButz]

Wowza - That's a lot! I was concerned since I'm planning to hook up my 150w @ 4ohms Rockford Fosgate. Seeing that you were trying to push 1,500-2,000 watts without an additional battery/alternator combo makes sense for why it killed your battery. Did you have an auxiliary system on your old truck to make it all work?

now that i think of it,it gave my some issue to.no one told me any better.even installers.but i hope from my mistake it will help others!you will be fine with that amp you have,you have 859CCA so you can go up to a 764RMS amp.but do not go over though!

 

[ramButz]

just got off the phone with my brother.who help me install my stereo.he wanted to know how i made out.i told him what happen.and how does he get away with his(1500amp).he said he was having the same issue in his car,so he went to "BestBuy".he told me that the people there said he would be ok as long as he quits turning it up so loud ...wish he had told me that before...oh well

 

[Ellisstrong]

I’m running a 1500 watt amp as well with nothing additional... oh well

 

[ramButz]

I’m running a 1500 watt amp as well with nothing additional... oh well

you may be able to get a way with it

 

[Ellisstrong]

you may be able to get a way with it

Lol, I’m committed to it. I put a larger H8 AGM battery in it a couple months ago so hopefully that helps