I have battery drain with mine. I hooked it up the right way but dead battery on my Acadia. I see some have had this issue and said just dont hook up the dome light. Can anyone help with this? I want the dome light to at least be able to turn off and...
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I had an issue with lights flickering after interrior lights shut off after turning off the car. (Time delay). Turned off my domeight over ride (so the lights don't come on when you open the door) and have not had a problem. We did however forget to turn off DVD player once before closing the unit but caught it after about 45 mins...
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I am sorry to hear this. My turtle lights seem to be working okay. From what I understand they will stay on for as long as the battery has power left from charging in the sun during the day. I live in Florida so we have lots of sun and warm weather.
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I had this problem as well. Kinda weird when you first see it. There is a way to fix it using a resistor. Google "LED dome light stays dim." The reason is because LED lights require much less voltage to power than the regular dome lights and since there is always voltage going to the light, you'll see that it's very dimly lit. Very annoying, but if you can live with it, it won't drain your battery. The other solution is to try the resistor fix that I found on YouTube. Good luck. This is my experience as a buyer, having them in my 03 SS.
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Directions are pretty good as far as the wiring goes but lacking in the mounting instructions (simple enough though). As far as the dome light wiring, it will depend on the make and model of your vehicle. If it is a standard dome light, then you will only have a switched 12 volt power feed. You will need to get a constant 12 volt wire to the unit too. It's not to hard to do, just takes some time to get it from under the dash, behind the windshield pillar and above the roof liner. But once done, this unit is well worth the price.
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Same Here Patricia. We just got ours last week and we let it sit for hours then turned it on and nothing!! It won't get cold, won't turn on and if it does have a light...it's not working either. I'm sending it back. Good luck with yours.
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Not sure what exactly you mean but I would suggest tightening the light and taping the metal peice that holds the lense in place so it doesn't rattle loose. Also the part where the light snaps into the mount tebds to connect loosely. You could try taping it or permenently gluing it in place in order to fix the loose connection. Also be aware that there is no indicator that warns you of a low battery so always hace it charge over night before you use it. Otherwise you might wind up ob the otherside of town and have the light suddenly go black like I did. Not fun riding along a busy road with no front light. That was an interesting ride home to say the least. I'm just glad it died before I hit the offroad trail around the lake that I had planned on riding around!
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1.the regulator should not be shutting off the output from your Battery (if) you are sure it's getting charged fully.2.personally it sounds like a Load short or overload ?are you using a 12 volt photo cell to turn the lights on??3.try to just Light the lights off the battery,without the controller,see what happens,add a DC ammeter to the Load,see what it shows.I hope this might help some.
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As long as a device is not actively pulling electricity through the port, then there should be no strain on your battery. Your lights drain your battery because the device is engaged and actively pulling a charge through its circuits. The only issue I have had with leaving the device on is that even when my car is in the garage, my phone still passes the calls through it. Makes for an awkward first 15 seconds of a conversation....
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Not trying to sound like a smart-ass but did you plug it in all the way? I had that issue one night while trying to get pix of the northern lights. After coming inside and seeing it in good light, I pushed it in further and problem was fixed. Pat's answer is great advice.
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I found that, the green light will only come on when your battery is near dead. You have to let the battery completely run out. Weird, I know.
803253
My issue was the dash lights would only work intermittently. I replaced this module and that fixed my problem. The module contains the headlamp selector switch, the dial for lighting level for dash lights, as well as the dome light override button. Replacing this module could very well fix several issues, I just can't say if it will absolutely fix yours. Hope that helps some.
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I suspect it's getting too hot and shutting off as a safety feature, then turning back on after it cools down. I would go down in wattage. I had to get another smaller dome and a regular household bulb in addition to this keep the heat up in my terrarium.
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J.C., I have an older model cart without headlights but I will tell you that I installed my meter and also installed a off/on toggle switch next to the meter so I could kill the connection when not in use to avoid draw from my batteries when not in use. Hope someone can answer your question more direct.
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sounds like you left it out in the garage or out building all winter and it has discharged completely. I had one do that and I tried everything to bring it back, no success. Gotta buy a new one, sorry. Cold weather is a battery killer.
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it shouldn't drain the battery, only draw a few milliamps to keep the light lit. if you have a weak or old battery you may want to unplug it to be safe. I leave mine plugged in all the time & have had no issues.
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Make sure your batteries are correctly installed and then plug it into the provided charger. I charged mine when I received it. Also check all battery compartment connections. I had a slightly bent connector. If it fails to work after that I would defiantly as to exchange it. They really are great headlamps. Despite some of the minor issues.
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I wired mine into the fuse box and use a switch to turn them off and on. You should try to wire them into the dome light somehow using the door latch switch