dash cam with recording while parked?! nice!.. i'd begin right there .. anything "on" is an issue. i even double alarm with the remote when the car is parked so as to disable the internal movement sensor, as i read that puts the car fully to "sleep".

sorry, didn't realize ( see?! ) that you pulled fuses, but man, you have a lot of electronics. dollars to doughnuts that has something to do with the issue, but you folks know better than i do. gl with it..

 

Yeah, but everything is connected via the fusebox so if there was a problem it would have revealed itself when pulling fuses. At 2,8 amps that would have been a pretty serious gadget
Also, I've had the dashcam for ages and didn't have a problem until recently. In fact, I've done no changes or connections to the electrical system in the last year, so this is probably something else.

 

not knocking it! wish i had one. if i had a point it was only that these cars are more battery dependent than any I've ever dealt with, and that's with nothing added.

but clearly, you know better and more than i about the entire process. i still double click the remote though

 

My car can sit for 2-3 weeks and start without any issues even with a small Braille 21 battery. I always lock the car to put it to sleep.. Excessive drain is not normal..

 

I'd call my cars "normal" drain from sitting "excessive" relative to the 30+ cars I've owned in the past lol. but I trickle charge always anyway, so who knows.

 

How old is your battery ? Have you checked for bad cells in your battery?

 

He's got a near 3amp draw, I'm pretty sure the battery isn't the issue

 

I just started mine up after sitting for 7 wks in a 50degree garage, turned a little slow but started rite up. Wasn't aware that locking the doors uses less battery power, I thought the red flashing lite on dash would use more ????

 

it's a weird rumor or internet lore.. that if you disable the infrared that determines cabin movement ( ever toss something into your open car window with the car alarmed yet? try it for laughs lol ) that the car will then be in full "sleep' mode, while with it simply one click alarmed it is not "asleep". i can't say with 100% certainty if it's "true"?, but on the chance it is, i double click when i lock.

btw. the dash sensor is still "active" it is just the inside movement motion detecting portion of the alarm that is "disabled" that way. i know it works, i just don't know if less amperage is drawn for having done so.

 

Honestly, you have a higher probability that the drain is coming from some aftermarket system rather than the stock system. Although you may have pulled a fuse there could be another power source or short somewhere with all those electronics. Did you install everything yourself? shouldn't the radio have 2 power sources, ignition and constant.

Usually the simplest answer is usually the right answer, good luck hunting tho.

 

i'm not the one ( this time lol ) with the problem. he is the OP.

 

I know, sorry i was commenting to the OP, I too made a comment on all the gadgets, just referencing your post...

 

no problem, was just me jabbering on in his thread but now i really DO want to know if turning off that cabin sensor saves juice!

 

To conclude this thread:
The problem was indeed the alternator. As soon as it was disconnected the drain went down to almost zero. Replaced the alternator and packed away the Ctek charger

 

Xlnt news but don't put away the ctek!? Lol never mind....