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Electrical gremlin
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 11:33 am
by richard
hi guys
can anyone steer me in the direction of a reputable auto electrician for my Prado 90?
Whenever i wanted to start the vehicle after standing in the garage for 2-3 days the battery would be flat and not crank over. I have had the system checked and nothing was picked up also the normal drain on the battery when standing is in the acceptable range.
So i replaced the battery and all seemed fine...until after standing for about 6 days while i was away the battery is dead again!
PLEASE HELP! i cannot stand to see my Prado suffer like this...and me.
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:39 pm
by Haboob
Connect to an intelligent charger when not in use...
Until you can find a good auto electrician...
My lux is basically a holiday vehicle and I keep the batteries charged with a Hawkins intelligent charger which keeps them in tip top shape...
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:21 pm
by Mr_B
I've heard of guys having problems like this caused by faulty sat tracking units. If you got one installed, have it checked.
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:27 pm
by Mud Dog
Mr_B wrote:I've heard of guys having problems like this caused by faulty sat tracking units. If you got one installed, have it checked.
+1
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:37 pm
by CasKru
IF you want to try and isolate the problem yourself.... here is an excellent method to find the culprit
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In the video it says finding a short but you can use the same method to determine which circuit draws too much power even though it might not be a short
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 10:14 pm
by Family_Dog
Bound to be a tracking unit, follow Cassie's advice. The Prado 90 battery stays good for weeks when not used and starts instantly.*
*Except once when I did not close the driver's door properly and the dome light made the battery flatter than a pancake - and this was one time I didn't bother using the Benton 'cos I figured it lasts long enough without the charger connected. Wrong! 
-F_D
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 6:34 am
by JamesC
+ 1....tracking unit
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:14 pm
by richard
thanks all for the valuable info
I'm first going to try isolate the parasitic draw myself as explained in the video (thanks CasKru), otherwise the sparkie will have to get things right for me.
Re: Electrical gremlin
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:41 am
by richard
Words of wisdom never fail this forum...thanks guys for the advice
So the tracker was successfully removed and im pleased to say that the Prado can now go 8 days sleeping in the garage and start without any issues
The date on the sticker over the battery of the tracker is 30/01/03!!! They dont make them like they used to!