anyone solved this battery issue... I have a D and the battery plague has me in its grips... ive had it taken to the shop twice to fix the prob..... both times..... the batt dies.... so i just, with a little enginuity, set up a welders plug so i can unplug the battery at night... its been a routine for about two months now... hahah..... well if anyone finds out what this is let me know if not try my fix... and itll work untill u can find someone who has a clue what their talking about

 

If you have a constant issue with the battery going bad... then you have a leak. The D does take a tad of energy anyway, but not enough to kill it like that. If you can't find the problem, get a trickle charger for it that you carry along (even solar models) that will keep the battery up. Usually they are used for long extended periods of none use.

IndyD

 

BOBOB:
Indy is right.
If the battery keeps going dead then something electrical is draining it. Easiest way to find the issue is to start by turning off all accesories in the rig, and then installing an ammeter in series with either the positive or negative lead of the battery. This will give you a base line reading of how much drain is present (DC current in milliamps) . The amount should be very low, say 100 ma or less. Once you have the baseline, then you can disconnect suspect devices one at a time till the current drain disappears. When it does, you have found your culprit.

BTW, one of the biggest causes of this issues is a glove box or other accessory light that is not going out. Another is a shorted diode in the alternator. There are three diodes and the other two will still let it work some while the shorted one drains things when the engineis off.

Good luck Don

 

it could even be your amp for your subs is draining your battery. mine does that when I forget to shut it off[:@] but have you bought a new battery, and what size do you have?

 

I was also thinking if you have anything plugged into the power outlets (not the actual lighter socket) then that may be your problem they do not shut off when you turn off the engine.