Why does my car radio drain the battery?

Why does my car radio drain the battery?

So the battery on my car would drain after only around a day or two if the car hadn’t been driven. Disconnected the radio and it will start after not being driven for over a week now. The radio is definitely turned off when the car is off. How can I stop it drawing power when it’s turned off?

How long does it take for a radio to drain a battery?

So assuming your battery has 200 Amp Hour capacity or 200,000 mA hour. It would take 200,000 hours for the battery to be drained by the radio in SLEEP mode. That is about 347 days.

Why does my alarm go off when there is no power?

If this does not fix it, remember that there is a battery on the bottom of the clock to allow for time keeping to continue in the event of a power outage. This allows the alarm to still go off without using other features. You can disconnect the battery from the alarm to fix this.

How do I deactivate the alarm on my FM radio?

Manuals are posted on your model support page. To deactivate the alarm on the AM/FM clock radio, press the ALARM SET A or ALARM SET B button. NOTE: The ALARM A or ALARM SET B indicator will disappear from the upper left-hand corner of the display indicating that ALARM A or ALARM B is no longer activated.

So the battery on my car would drain after only around a day or two if the car hadn’t been driven. Disconnected the radio and it will start after not being driven for over a week now. The radio is definitely turned off when the car is off. How can I stop it drawing power when it’s turned off?

How much power does a radio clock drain?

A clock in the radio draws as little as 0.01 amps, whereas the combined interior lights can exceed 1 amp. That seems like a tiny amount, but a single incandescent dome light pulls enough power to drain a battery in one day.

If this does not fix it, remember that there is a battery on the bottom of the clock to allow for time keeping to continue in the event of a power outage. This allows the alarm to still go off without using other features. You can disconnect the battery from the alarm to fix this.

Why does the Electrohome alarm go off randomly?

This allows the alarm to still go off without using other features. You can disconnect the battery from the alarm to fix this. One last thing, make sure that you have pressed the correct button to turn off the alarm. If you have not, the alarm will continue to go off for the time that it has been set. Hope this helps! Was this answer helpful?