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  1. ramcatdoc

    CB runs batteries down

    Just for closure's sake, I ended up installing a toggle switch in-line and attached it to the metal plate I had made to mount the radio on the dash. Works great. No more dead batteries. I just turn the toggle off when I leave the truck, and all is fine again.
  2. ramcatdoc

    CB runs batteries down

    more to the story I'm going to continue this thread, since I started it. First, an update: Somewhere in this chain of events, I replaced both batteries. The front battery would still discharge if left for more than a few days, even if I left the CB radio off-line. Battery store suggested...
  3. ramcatdoc

    CB runs batteries down

    I wired directly to the battery for the reasons you have stated. However, even when off, the radio has drained both batteries dead twice. It must use a trickle to keep the presets on and to monitor the weather frequency. There are two fuses in the installation, although without going out to...
  4. ramcatdoc

    CB runs batteries down

    I have a Cobra 29 CB in my M1009, wired directly to the front battery. Twice now, after not driving the Tank for 10 days or so, it has run the batter down. The radio is off, but it does have a built in weather alert; i'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. The gernerators are both...
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