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Hella 500's Sucking Juice from my Battery

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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 04:48 PM
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I'm not a wiring guru here, but it seems since the relay switch fried last summer on my Hella's and I replaced it with the same one from Hella there draining my battery. Deader than a door nail if it sits for 2 weeks. Any ideas why?

Like I said I'm not a wiring guru how do you hook them up directly to the toggle switch? I had them hooked up the the bright lights.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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wire from battery to a fuse wire to the switch and wire back out to the hellas i would assume thats how i have lights hooked up...i have no issues as long as i shut the switch off...
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by A05GSHO
I'm not a wiring guru here, but it seems since the relay switch fried last summer on my Hella's and I replaced it with the same one from Hella there draining my battery. Deader than a door nail if it sits for 2 weeks. Any ideas why?

Like I said I'm not a wiring guru how do you hook them up directly to the toggle switch? I had them hooked up the the bright lights.

Your Superchips has a substantial draw, especially if sitting for a couple of weeks.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 12:50 AM
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.... Deader than a door nail if it sits for 2 weeks. Any ideas why?

Your tuner will use quite a bit of juice during those two weeks, consider a trickle charger or something of the sort.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 12:59 AM
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He's talking about off road lights behind the grill. Also, a superchips plugged in will kill your battery in less than 2 days. I know from experience.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by gasguy
Your Superchips has a substantial draw, especially if sitting for a couple of weeks.
I don't keep the Superchips tuner plugged in. I set it at performance, set the shift points, the tire size, top MPH and unplug it.
 
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