Clock on radio stays on and drains the battery, need some help.
Clock on radio stays on and drains the battery, need some help.
I only drove my '94 Z28 only a handful of times over the past two years but have been driving it more lately. I had to jump the battery a few times in those two years since I literally went a year without driving it.
Anywho, now the clock on the radio stays on whether the car is running or not which in turn drains the battery in a few days. I then have to charge the battery for approximately 10 minutes to get the car fired up again. The battery is fine and to save the charge I now have to pull the 15 amp ACC. fuse. When pulling the ACC fuse, the battery lasted a month without being driven or charged so I know the battery is still good.
Anyone have any advice on what the problem could be? Is there a short in the wiring/circuitry? The radio? The fuse box? A relay?
My guess is that jumping the battery with a charger shorted something out. But I am not an electrical person and really am not sure where to start trouble shooting.
Anywho, now the clock on the radio stays on whether the car is running or not which in turn drains the battery in a few days. I then have to charge the battery for approximately 10 minutes to get the car fired up again. The battery is fine and to save the charge I now have to pull the 15 amp ACC. fuse. When pulling the ACC fuse, the battery lasted a month without being driven or charged so I know the battery is still good.
Anyone have any advice on what the problem could be? Is there a short in the wiring/circuitry? The radio? The fuse box? A relay?
My guess is that jumping the battery with a charger shorted something out. But I am not an electrical person and really am not sure where to start trouble shooting.
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