If it just
started doing this, either the battery is going bad, or there is
some circuit you don't know about that's draining juice. You should
be able to turn off everything just like normal, then disconnect one of the
leads of the battery, and put a DC ammeter in between the removed lead, and the
battery terminal. That will let you read the actual current that's flowing
through your compass, and anything else that might be turned on. The lower
tech method would be to just remove one lead of the battery when you leave the
plane, and check the voltage when you return. If it's still losing voltage
that quickly, with nothing connected, it would have to be the
battery.
How's your charging
voltage? If it's too high, you may be boiling off the liquid, and
killing the battery. Should be around 13.5-14.5 V with the engine
running.
When you do replace the
battery, remember the word- Odyssey. VERY impressed with these
batteries. During the 3-4 month Rev-2 upgrade, I never charged my
battery. I also ran the starter and other electrical items along the
way. When it came time to actually crank the engine, it was
like the battery had a fresh charge. Just
amazing.
Cheers,
Rusty (no
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