What's this fuse feeding?
That's not OEM. Dc-dc charger?
Have you disconnected that to see what the reading drops to?.
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That's not OEM. Dc-dc charger?
Have you disconnected that to see what the reading drops to?.
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None I'm afraid. Are they expensive?
Trying to ascertain whether I’ve got a parasitic drain with a clamp meter but tbh I’m a bit lost with the scale. Can someone advise please? Van is off and locked and bonnet catch fooled. @Dellmassive
0.24A would be 240mA
Normal is below 50mA or 0.050A (van sleeping)
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Make sure to z the meter first to 0.0A,
Then put around main neg cable.
Normal is below 50mA or 0.050A (van sleeping)
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Make sure to z the meter first to 0.0A,
Then put around main neg cable.
About quarter of an Amp, i.e. 6Ah every 24h, i.e. more than you want as that’ll be a flat battery within about two weeks. That all assumes you’ve successfully fooled it into steady-state van-left mode.
More info here....
www.t6forum.com
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Clamp Meters
Any recommendations for clamp meters? They have been mentioned in a few threads but I can’t find suggested products. Suitable for small mA measurements with dc in the van and elsewhere and also if possible up to mains ac. I’m not sure how much I need to spend for a tolerably decent one with the...
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0.24A is to high, if the vans sleeping.
Look for 0.005A. or below.
Unplug the third party stuff...
Like usb chargers, dashcams, trackers, led drivers etc
Clamp Meters
these were the ones we were talking about the other day . . . . Van alarm going off at 6am I've got this one . . . https://amzn.to/3nd43b4 and this one . . . UNI-T UT204A Digital Handheld Clamp Multimeter Tester DMM Voltmeter AC DC Meter: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike...
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Heres mine from just now.
add, current draw
IGN ON - engine OFF, ------- 8.3
IGN OFF - van unlocked. ----- 0.06
IGN OFF - VAN locked. (after 30sec) ------- 0.007
IGN OFF - VAN locked (after 15mins)(sleeping) ------- 0.029
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AAA3As:.029A
This one. -->
Clamp Meters
Any recommendations for clamp meters? They have been mentioned in a few threads but I can’t find suggested products. Suitable for small mA measurements with dc in the van and elsewhere and also if possible up to mains ac. I’m not sure how much I need to spend for a tolerably decent one with the...
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Thanks @Dellmassive I've zeroed the clamp meter, vans locked and asleep. I’ve now got this. I’m assuming this is ok and it may actually be my battery that’s goosed.Clamp Meters
these were the ones we were talking about the other day . . . . Van alarm going off at 6am I've got this one . . . https://amzn.to/3nd43b4 and this one . . . UNI-T UT204A Digital Handheld Clamp Multimeter Tester DMM Voltmeter AC DC Meter: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike...
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Heres mine from just now.
add, current draw
IGN ON - engine OFF, ------- 8.3
IGN OFF - van unlocked. ----- 0.06
IGN OFF - VAN locked. (after 30sec) ------- 0.007
IGN OFF - VAN locked (after 15mins)(sleeping) ------- 0.029
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AAA3As:.029A
View attachment 196815
And here’s my 7 day BM2 chart. Battery dropping from 77% to 62% after being parked for 8hrs.
that plot looks good to me. . .
dont worry about the BM2 SOC % as such . .
as long as the voltage stays above 12.0v you are good to go.
your plot never drops below 12.4v - so you are good to go.
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you can tweek the BM2 SOC % readout in the custom profile section,
to better match your vans AGM battery.
the standard readout will be a bit off.
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dont worry about the BM2 SOC % as such . .
as long as the voltage stays above 12.0v you are good to go.
your plot never drops below 12.4v - so you are good to go.
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you can tweek the BM2 SOC % readout in the custom profile section,
to better match your vans AGM battery.
the standard readout will be a bit off.
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