hodges97
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I tow my Ranger 4 down behind a motorhome. I pulled up behind the coach to hook up as usual. (the truck had been driven a good bit the day before). When I put my Break Buddy in as my final part of my hookup procedure, it wouldn't allow the compressor to start. Break Buddy has good service so I called them. Somebody actually answered the phone. He said the error message I was getting was low voltage. I said, OK, I will check but didn't believe him. Well, sure enough, the battery was at 12.1 Volts and the dedicated plug in the cab was at 11.95. I started the motorhome which runs a cheater wire to my battery and in 10 minutes or so, everything worked.
For 3 days, I checked voltage. Sometimes it was as high as 12.6 volts. Some times is was as low as 12.05 volts. Sometimes the voltage was the same at the battery and the plug in the cab. Sometimes the voltage was .1 volts lowere in the cab.
I'm assuming I've got a parasitic draw or a bad battery. This thing is 5 months old and shouldn't be doing this.
For 3 days, I checked voltage. Sometimes it was as high as 12.6 volts. Some times is was as low as 12.05 volts. Sometimes the voltage was the same at the battery and the plug in the cab. Sometimes the voltage was .1 volts lowere in the cab.
I'm assuming I've got a parasitic draw or a bad battery. This thing is 5 months old and shouldn't be doing this.
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