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@alignedsolutions.com
604 762 4099
> On Dec 20, 2018, at 1:03 PM, Sean Waite <waisean@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@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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