Cheap Temporary Fix For Battery Draw

In this video I share how to cheaply and temporarily fix a battery draw AKA parasitic battery drain. A parasitic battery draw occurs when too much current (amps) is being used by a vehicle when the vehicle is off. It's usually accompanied by the symptom of the vehicle either not cranking the next morning or a dragging crank. The solution I discuss in the video involves using a mechanism to cut of the current draw when the vehicle is not in use. The mechanism is a knife blade switch that connects directly to the negative battery post. When the vehicle is not in use simply disconnect the switch. This prevents the battery from draining as it is no longer connected to the vehicle. When you want to use the vehicle again just reconnect the switch.

As mentioned in the video, this really should only be used as a temporary fix. Many vehicles depend on modules, that have learned behaviors, to operate correctly. By disconnecting the battery every night the memory will be wiped clean in many of theses modules. This could lead to other symptoms. However, these symptoms usually correct themselves the more the vehicle is driven. (until the battery is disconnected again)

Doing this every time the vehicle is not driven can also put your radio or ACM into "anti-theft" mode. On some vehicles a code will be needed in order to get the radio to operate again.

Also, this may not work at all for some vehicles out there and may cause damage to some vehicles. Which vehicles these are and what kind of damage can be done, who knows? I highly advise you to do your own research. Either way, use this repair at your own risk.

Note: I would only advise attaching a switch to the negative battery post. In my opinion this is the safer way.

Here are some links to different battery disconnect tools. The first one is similar to the one in the video.
https://www.amazon.com/Ampper-Disconnect-Isolator-Negative-Vertical/dp/B07JZ9NDH2/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&aaxitk=yNzLZvNigSo-qoexT0BatQ&hsa_cr_id=3015601430901&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_td_asin_1

https://www.amazon.com/Ampper-Battery-Disconnect-Switch-Isolator/dp/B07JYYXJH7/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&aaxitk=loUIHPpLh4xGDGkVufAwyQ&hsa_cr_id=3015601430901&ref_=sbx_be_s_sparkle_td_asin_2

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