yes i know, there isnt stupid questions just stupid people, just wondering, i tried starting my truck and it took a while to crank over like the battery was semi dead, i have a set of headlight strobes hooked up to the battery and was wondering if they could have caused it to drain within say 2 weeks of sitting? then ran for 2 days then sit another week? thanks alot guys.

 

Yeah, sounds like you have a slow drain. Do you have the stobes hooked up to a toggle to turn it off and on or do you have it hooked up directly to the battery with the switch in the cabin?

 

i have it hooked to a switch in the truck but i can turn them on anytime while the truck is off. so i think it drained it, i just cut the wire and ill find something to hook it too.

 

i would have the lights wired to a switches source so that they cannot draw power once you turn the key off and walk away, but thats just me

 

well this is how i have it wired, i have the lights wired to the flasher box, the box to the battery and that wire back to a kill switch. if that makes any sense but anytime i get in my truck i can turn them on and off without having the key on. so i cut the wire and im charging the battery as we speak and if it goes dead again im just gonna go pick up a new one.

 

I would suggest you put a switch between the battery and the flasher box. That way you can control the juice from within the cabin. You also might want to have your alternator load tested just to make sure it's working properly.

 

Got an idea, don't mess with wiring!.....LOL


No really, if you had the problem after, then check what you did to start the issue.

 

hydra, i didnt mess with any wiring, i just hooked it straight to the battery i ran the wires i didnt attach them to a harnes or anything lol.

 

Could just be a week battery.