[VHFcontesting] Rover Battery Questions

[Mark Spencer]

Re Subaru's...  If anyone owns a Subaru Forester and has measured the charging  and float voltages with the engine running  I wouldn't mind chatting off list..

I'm glad to hear lots of Subaru owners use their Subaru's for roving.   Taking mine on a roving trip is on my to do list (:   

73

Mark S
VE7AFZ

Aligned Solutions Co.
mark at alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099

> On Dec 20, 2018, at 1:03 PM, Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I left the dome light on for a week in an airport parking lot in my 2013
> outback. Turns out that'll kill your battery and also it's hard to find a
> jump at 1am. Other than that no issues so far.
> 
> Sean WA1TE
> 
> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 11:14 Jonesy W3DHJ via VHFcontesting <
> vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
>>> On Thu, 20 Dec 2018, Steve(K1IIG) wrote:
>>> 
>>> I know a lot of Rovers use Subarus and wonder if there are any battery
>>> problems with them.
>> 
>> 2016 Subaru XV Crosstrek here (2103 Crosstrek before that -- long
>> story.)  Never any battery issues - though I have twice run the battery
>> flat due to idiot operator snafus.
>> 
>>> I have a 2017 Outback and have had the battery die over night twice
>>> after leaving a dome light on. I measured it at 600ma and when out the
>>> drain is only 40-50ma which is normal.
>> 
>> I have left both the 2013 and 2016 Subaru in an airport parking lot for
>> over 3 weeks at a time with No Issues.  With the always-on "security"
>> system in the vehicle, I was hesitant.  Again, never any battery issue.
>> 
>>> It charges at 14.2v which also is normal. There are pages of
>>> complaints on the internet about batteries dying for no explainable
>>> reason. Anyone know of a fix for this?
>> 
>> I would believe a "bigger" post factory-installed battery would be a lot
>> "beefier".
>> 
>>> I have a 2017 Outback and have had the battery die over night twice
>>> after leaving a dome light on.
>> 
>> A fix for leaving the dome light on?  :-)  Ya, sure ....   :-)
>> 
>>> I figure if anyone knows about battery issues it would be the Rovers.
>> 
>> See my Rover Sagas web page for dead battery stories and solar panel
>> solution:
>>                https://w3dhj.net/vhfrover_sagas.html
>> 
>> HTH es 73
>> Jonesy
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