DEI alarm= battery drain
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DEI alarm= battery drain
I recently had a DEI 2-way alarm installed on my Taco. It fried my old battery in a week(it was on its way out). I bought an Optima about a month ago and now it is very weak, and i drive an hour or more 4 days a week. I will charge it tomarrow and see how it does. Has anyone had the same problem with battery drain with their security system?
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No dude, alarms aren't supposed to drain your battery like that. Bring it to who installed it and tell them what's up. They made a mistake. I also have a similar 2-way system and I have left it for 2 weeks on an Optima and it didn't phase it. Good pic on the alarm by the way, I no longer run DEI but they are good stuff.
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I did notice if my truck sits for longer than a week my battery drops, but not so much to create a problem. I can tell my battery drops because the alternator is working harder to charge it. After approximately 3 weeks it was pretty much dead.
I went to the optima red cap and haven't had a problem since. The optima battery is a little more expensive, but cheaper in the long term and you don't have the acid leaks associated with the other batteries. I will go optima again and I'm a cheap ass. My .02
I went to the optima red cap and haven't had a problem since. The optima battery is a little more expensive, but cheaper in the long term and you don't have the acid leaks associated with the other batteries. I will go optima again and I'm a cheap ass. My .02
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