10-30-2020, 05:18 PM | #1 |
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Parasitic draw?
I’ve got a 2008 DS. It’s 48v IQ cart.
Does anyone know off hand what “normal” parasitic draw should be? I’ve got about 160-170mA in the run position and about 80mA in the tow position. This reading is while it’s parked, key off, charger unplugged for a half day or more sitting in my garage. I do have a light kit and underbody light kit installed on a 48v>12v converter but I installed a 15A fuse between the pack + and the positive input to the converter. My draw readings are with the fuse removed. I’ve been having issues with it having a lower than expected state of charge after it sits for a week or so. Been reading around 50.0V after a week of sitting. Last weekend I disconnected all the wires off the pack + terminal and it’s Still holding 50.93v after sitting all week. That’s almost a full volt dropped as it sits (plugged in, but apparently not dipping low enough for the charger to kick back on by itself). I’m not much of a sparky guy but I do really like this cart a ton. Just trying to understand if this is normal draw or if I have something funny going on. |
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10-31-2020, 01:57 PM | #2 |
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Re: Parasitic draw?
Does anyone have a stock IQ DS they can check and compare?
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10-31-2020, 06:34 PM | #3 |
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Re: Parasitic draw?
Seems pretty normal to me. There is always a small amount of draw by the controller and the OBC.
Hard to say, I’ve never really checked any of mine after sitting for a week. Mine either get used every day, or they go 3+ months without being touched except to move them into the shop to charge them on occasion. Batteries seem plenty healthy by those numbers. The OBC only triggers a maintenance charge cycle every 15 days. If you have some smart charger the maintenance interval will vary based on the charger. |
10-31-2020, 07:09 PM | #4 |
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Re: Parasitic draw?
Thanks, I’m just curious what the spec actually should be.
I’m used to the automotive world. Most cars (with 20-30 computers in them nowadays) average around 15mA. General rule of thumb is anything over 50mA is a red flag. So I’m seeing almost 200mA seems high to me, but I may just be overthinking it |
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