DUMB DUMB needs help please with Amp draining battery!

[Bunge]

Greetings.

I have little to no knowledge of car audio. Just loud music.

I have an old Kenwood 640W KAC-8401 (2003) in my 'vintage' (1994) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif yellow Mustang.

Anyways, it's draining my car battery every night so I actually have to pull the fuse after driving.

Any thoughts please?

Works fine otherwise. Popping the trunk and plugging in when I take off just ain't working. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Wiring? Is the Unit just old?

Thanks a lot. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Is the headunit turning off? Did it just start doing this out of no where?

 

[Bunge]

Thanks for the reply.

Everything appears to shut down properly.

It spent some time in the shop and my mechanic figured out amp was the culprit draining the battery every night. Once he unplugged problem was resolved.

 

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

is the remote wire correctly connected to the remote output of the head unit? need to make sure the remote turn on for the amp isn't seeing constant 12v from any power source.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

I have had probably 100+ mechanics say aftermarket stuff is the issue. Most of these guys do not know how to measure for parasitic drain. I suggest getting a DMM and trying this your self and removing fuses one by one until your meter reads under 50 mA. (Unless of course you can visually see the amplifier staying).

 

[Bunge]

Thx skylineTT.

Copied to ask the local guy.

Something I should mention is I actually live in the Bahamas right now.

It's why I can't seem to find an expert to help me.

Why I thought I'd fish for some ideas.

Thanks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Bunge]

Thanks the727kid

Will run that by the guy I know with the DMM.

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, sounds like the amps staying on some how.

 

[Bunge]

Yeah, sounds like the amps staying on some how.

Thx pickup1

You think it's just old and needs replacing?

Afraid of doing it and then turns out it was something else and keeps happening.

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

I would get a meter or a test light and check connection with everything off...either your remote turn on wire is hooked up wrong or the head unit may be bad...had to tell by "looking" at it versus actually testing connections.

 

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

if it has no power at the remote wire terminal, it should not be on. if the "power" light on the amp stays on with no power at the remote wire terminal, the amp is faulty.

 

[Bunge]

Thanks everyone.

Some ideas I'll take to the guy trying to help me out.

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