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Leaving my AC switch on drains battery when car is off

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Old 09-16-2010, 10:33 PM
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Default Leaving my AC switch on drains battery when car is off

I got the AC charged last Saturday and on Sunday my car battery was completely dead ( I left the AC switch to on when I turned the car off). Charged the battery and it ran fine until yesterday I left switch on again and today same problem only I had a very very little amount of power this time. With no key in if I turn the AC from off to on you can hear a click coming from the engine compartment....any ideas why it is draining the battery?
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Old 09-17-2010, 12:02 AM
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click is probly a relay, you may have a short some where. just turn your a/c off when you are not running it is the easyest bet. if you really want to get into it, you need a ohm meter and some understanding of electronics and look for shorts to ground.
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Old 09-17-2010, 09:52 PM
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Sounds like the WOT relay is culprit. Go beyond 80% throttle it cuts off the a/c so can have power. Folks taking out their a/c and it will stop power robbing by itself.
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