Could you have left a 12v battery support on overnight to stop the battery from going flat? Because the battery would go flat at around 2am, and when you got to work at 8am it had time to cool down - so couldn't see anything on the thermal imaging camera
you are not allowed to have unsupervised battery charging due to insurance restrictions,not many garages know about this but most have it in their policy. especially if you have a car with a known fault that could potentially get worse with extended charging,we had one shot at this one as it was end of the year but if we know it’s somthing that should show something we can charge the battery fully during the day and just turn off before we go home.
Did you put a request into alldata to see if they could find the info on that X connector? As sometimes i put one in whilst i am doing something else just to see if the can find it quicker than i can.
if I would not have found it by flicking the switch i would have put a request in and see where it took me,this was filmed on one of our last days before we closed so we thought we was going to have to rebook in the new year
So the customer complaint is that the battery dies overnight due to a parasitic draw. Your plan is to leave it overnight & then approach it with the thermal camera in the morning when the battery has been depleated? What did you expect? Amazing.
it was an unexpected job right at the end of the our working year,didn’t have time to fully charge the battery for the test,if the battery had been fully charged that size of drain the battery would have lasted.
not allowed unsupervised battery charging due to insurance,it’s a clause a lot of insurance companies don’t tell you but obviously with the type of work we do it’s a known. thing. if we get drains we think will show up on thermal we get the battery fully charged and then set up just before we go home and sometimes put a jump pack of another battery with some jump leads.
a friend of mine has a mobility shop and they have to slow charge the batteries for a full test and I asked them if they had checked if they are allowed over night charging,he asked the question and was told not only was it not allowed over night but any unsupervised charging like going out for lunch. they don’t tell you the little things until it’s too late
I suppose it depends on how well it’s been charged. if its flat for days and run a it up for 20 mins and the next day it’s flat again that would make sence
now that’s was interesting. to be fair i have not had a lot of luck with thermal camara and drains but i guess it really does depend on how much drain . what did surprise me was the drain on those led’s pretty high for that type of light but one lives and learns . parasitic draws can be a right nightmare at the best of times but a camper van my good lord must be a royal pain especially with no service info 🤪🤪🤪
Wow! That was interesting, well done 👍
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That was an interesting one 👍
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Nice find that 👏🏿 👌
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year Bob and Barney hope you have a good day. 🌲☃️❄️
Brilliant video mate very informative 👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it
Good work....those kind of issues are the devil... 👍
keeps me looking young mate😂😂
Bit of a fire hazard that!!
Could you have left a 12v battery support on overnight to stop the battery from going flat? Because the battery would go flat at around 2am, and when you got to work at 8am it had time to cool down - so couldn't see anything on the thermal imaging camera
you are not allowed to have unsupervised battery charging due to insurance restrictions,not many garages know about this but most have it in their policy. especially if you have a car with a known fault that could potentially get worse with extended charging,we had one shot at this one as it was end of the year but if we know it’s somthing that should show something we can charge the battery fully during the day and just turn off before we go home.
Did you put a request into alldata to see if they could find the info on that X connector? As sometimes i put one in whilst i am doing something else just to see if the can find it quicker than i can.
if I would not have found it by flicking the switch i would have put a request in and see where it took me,this was filmed on one of our last days before we closed so we thought we was going to have to rebook in the new year
I should of waited a minute longer in the video lol@rmsdiagnostics
lol
So the customer complaint is that the battery dies overnight due to a parasitic draw. Your plan is to leave it overnight & then approach it with the thermal camera in the morning when the battery has been depleated? What did you expect? Amazing.
it was an unexpected job right at the end of the our working year,didn’t have time to fully charge the battery for the test,if the battery had been fully charged that size of drain the battery would have lasted.
@@rmsdiagnostics Fair enough. You should have left it on a maintainer overnight.
not allowed unsupervised battery charging due to insurance,it’s a clause a lot of insurance companies don’t tell you but obviously with the type of work we do it’s a known. thing. if we get drains we think will show up on thermal we get the battery fully charged and then set up just before we go home and sometimes put a jump pack of another battery with some jump leads.
@@rmsdiagnostics Oh really? That's interesting - I wasn't aware of that. I suppose it makes sense from an insurance point of view.
a friend of mine has a mobility shop and they have to slow charge the batteries for a full test and I asked them if they had checked if they are allowed over night charging,he asked the question and was told not only was it not allowed over night but any unsupervised charging like going out for lunch. they don’t tell you the little things until it’s too late
I seen the interior light on and thought it was connected to the drain
to be honest I recorded that bit at the as I had missed the intro so the light was not on to start with😂😂
A 1.3A drain shouldnt flatten a decent battery overnight.
I suppose it depends on how well it’s been charged. if its flat for days and run a it up for 20 mins and the next day it’s flat again that would make sence
now that’s was interesting. to be fair i have not had a lot of luck with thermal camara and drains but i guess it really does depend on how much drain . what did surprise me was the drain on those led’s pretty high for that type of light but one lives and learns . parasitic draws can be a right nightmare at the best of times but a camper van my good lord must be a royal pain especially with no service info 🤪🤪🤪
like all tools they work well or don’t work at all. yeah big drain for a few lights but it shut down fully after