That explains alot...........
I have been looking for a current loss for several weeks.....Have a
AM2060-PRC25 in one of my tracks.......and I noticed a slight arc when I
attach the batteries with all switches off........
Will have to DC the radio power and see what happens......thanks for the
info......
Jon
At 06:38 AM 2/13/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I'll try to make this short but include all pertinent info.
>
>In November I took my CUCV off the road for a few months. It was in my
>garage with the batteries connected. In January I went to start it to take
>it for a little run and the batteries were DEAD, I mean like about 3 volts
>each. I had taken the radios out for the winter but left the AM-2060 in the
>MT-1029 mount, not thinking that could do any harm. I made sure that both
>the power and speaker switches on the AM-2060 were turned off.
>
>Anyway, I charged the 2 batteries and when I connected them up again I heard
>the motor in the MX-6707 antenna tuner turn like I had turned the antenna
>tuner switch on the AM-2060. I checked the switches again on the AM-2060
>and they were off. It appears that even if the switches on the AM-2060 are
>off there is voltage applied to the antenna tuner circuit...enought to
>eventually drain the batteries. In the summer months this wasn't a problem
>since I used the truck often enough to charge the batteries. It wasn't
>until the truck sat for awhile that the batteries drained.
>
>Does anyone know if in fact power is always applied to the antenna tuner
>circuit of the AM-2060 even if the switches are off, or might there be
>something wrong with my AM-2060 or the way I have connected everything
>together.
>
>Thanks for any help,
>Ned Parkes
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