Hi,

I have a small battery drain somewhere that it's hard to locate..also checked the trunk light, glove-box, car-door light..it's very fustrating because if 2 days passes that I don't start my car, the battery is drained (I have new battery and new starter)..so I got thinking, is there a way to put in a kill-all switch that is like unplugging the battery?

I don't care about the car security, and it would be a pain to disconnect the battery from under the hood every time...not to mention the little oil stains..

Thanks

 

I say fix the problem. Check your grounds. Also is that battery charging fully after running. Possible the alternator isn't putting out as much as it should.

 

That is a good possibility. ^

I noticed that when my car is locked I have a small drain on the battery, turns out it's the red security light that flashes. that was the only drain I had on it. but after a couple weeks it wouldn't have enough juice to start.

 

i was gonna say alternator too, get it tested.

 

Alternator is good and charging perfectly when car is running..I have a remote car starter that maybe could be the problem (but I've had it for 5 years)...so I guess there is not easy way to have a kill all switch...maybe I was thinking on removing one of the terminals on the battery and add a adapter with the switch under the dash...

 

so measure your current drain, then start pulling fuses and see when current drops, you will see which circle is responsible for drain, should give you some hint where to find problem. there is lot of info how to check "parasitic battery drain"

 

Not sure if this applies to our cars too but most cars after being locked and is sitting for a few minutes will go into a "sleep" mode where the parasitic draw goes down dramatically.

But anyways good luck and hope you solve your problem!

 

This was on the front page a few days ago.

http://forums.maxima.org/4th-generat...ery-drain.html

 

+1

Best way to isolate drain. I had an alternator that had a bad voltage regulator where it was draining the battery overnight.

 

If you are going to install a cut-off switch on your battery, you have to realize that the switch has to be able to handle 300 plus amps and use wires the size of your battery cables. Aside from that, when you disconnect the battery, you lose the station presets in your radio, the clock loses the time and the ECU has to go through a learning mode when you reconnect power and start the car.

 

All true...he needs to fix the problem not install a band-aid.