Two things I would check.

+ starter cable

door button switches. Sometimes they get bent and don't close all the way.

Good Luck,
Schoon

 

I replaced the starter and starter cables. I also replaced the battery cables as well. Whatever is causing it, is most likely on the radio fuse line. If I pull that fuse, the drain is nearly zero. If I plug it back in, the battery drains pretty quickly. I guess I'll have to find a wiring diagram to find out what's on the radio line other than the radio.

 

Check the door switches!
I had a problem with one and it kept daining my bat.

 

Thanks jfitzpat....


I actually spoke to Felipe earlier and looks like a RMA since I had such an early unit.

As to the power drain, for whatever reason if I leave the OT-1 plugged into my 07 MINI Cooper for more than a few hours it drains, wish it wasnt the case as I bought the OT-1 intending to be a permanant install to pair up with my Micro PC.
_________________
Young drivers

 

I finally addressed my charging problem. I connected an electric battery maintainer to my battery when I'm in the garage (like owning an electric vehicle) and put a solar charger in the car for when I'm on the road. Both have quick disconnects on them so it's easy to change over. I always keep the solar charger connected and it only charges when I'm on the road somewhere and park. Since my 73 is a roadster, I always fold up my seat to protect from the sun which then exposes the solar charger to the sun. Now, I can finally set the stations on my radio!

 

Sounds like you still have a short.
Charging an old car with a short while it's in your garage spells big trouble.

 

Still think you should replace your courtesy light swithes on the door frames. Very cheap fix.


Schoon

 

Damn storms, they were pretty wicked although, but my power went out at my house last night round 8:30pm and its still out, i call ComEd and they say could be several days wtf is that bs. Ima go climb the pole myself if they dont fix it exe runtime error microsoft visual

 

Ok, it sounds like you may have done this, but I'm not sure so here goes.

First off you need to buy a test light. They are like $6-10 and will save you a lot of heartache. Once you connect it you need to pull each fuse one by one until the light goes off. Once the light goes off you'll know you've found the problem area. It could be the radio or it could be something else entirely random.

I had the same problem and it turned out to be both the radio and a door sensor.

On the old vettes the door sensors can become impacted and they constantly drain your battery. Once you confirm which fuse it is I'll put ya on the next step.