gmcjetpilot
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SOLUTION??? BELOW
My 12V battery decided to drain itself again for some reason. It has happen at random a handful of times over 3 years. Yes I have the 3-g telematic update. It's very annoying. Fortuitously it has always been at home and never caused me an issue. LEAF is a 2nd Car....
Solution: I connected direct to battery (with a 5 amp inline fuse) and routed it to the nose hatch to charge the battery w/o popping the hood. There is a gap in the corner. So wire routing is easy. The connector is a FLAT 2 POLL connector similar to utility trailer. It connects to an extension, to a trickle charger. I measured current when charging. It drew about 1/2 Amp when charging a partially drained (60%) battery. Obvious advantage is not having to pop hood and clip onto battery. I hope this does not cause an issue if charging the battery while charging the drive battery pack.
Solution: Also I monitor the battery voltage. I NOW[ have a battery monitor in the Lighter Socket. I can keep an eye on it when driving. No surprise battery is always under charged or in low charge state. Typical volts I see driving around is 12.8 to 13.1 volts, basically nominal charge of battery. In ICE cars their electrical system typically is at 13.8 to 14.5 volts.
My 12V battery decided to drain itself again for some reason. It has happen at random a handful of times over 3 years. Yes I have the 3-g telematic update. It's very annoying. Fortuitously it has always been at home and never caused me an issue. LEAF is a 2nd Car....
Solution: I connected direct to battery (with a 5 amp inline fuse) and routed it to the nose hatch to charge the battery w/o popping the hood. There is a gap in the corner. So wire routing is easy. The connector is a FLAT 2 POLL connector similar to utility trailer. It connects to an extension, to a trickle charger. I measured current when charging. It drew about 1/2 Amp when charging a partially drained (60%) battery. Obvious advantage is not having to pop hood and clip onto battery. I hope this does not cause an issue if charging the battery while charging the drive battery pack.
Solution: Also I monitor the battery voltage. I NOW[ have a battery monitor in the Lighter Socket. I can keep an eye on it when driving. No surprise battery is always under charged or in low charge state. Typical volts I see driving around is 12.8 to 13.1 volts, basically nominal charge of battery. In ICE cars their electrical system typically is at 13.8 to 14.5 volts.
- If it works (I use it) I will put a hard mounted receptacle so I don't have to use two hands to plug in and unplug.
- I may move the connector to the lower side grill so I can plug battery charger in without opening the nose charge door.