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 on manually. Thanks 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... » Read More 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 on manually. Thanks « Show Less
1860490
Only way I see it draining your battery is if it's left on all day without your vehicle off. Your dome light should turn on and off fine. If not I suggest going to best buy and talk to audio person. Sounds like a connection issue. Hope that helps
1860491
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...
2187100
Not enough to drain it overnight. The solution is to push the switch on the dome lights till it kills power to the light, kinda negating the whole auto on thing all together. You can always push the switch to the on position when you need it.
1882432
Put it inside your dash not on top. When its dark outside you cant see the dome, you only really see the blinking light. I bought this and put it in my car, and it died the first time I used it, never put new batteries in it so Im not sure how well it works, but it looked fine when it was on.
1267670
I did not have that problem. It should have switched to green by now. Are you sure you are using the right power cord? Maybe it is not getting enough juice. Let me know how it works out for you. I keep mine in my car and it gets powered there as I am using it. Have never had a problem with the green light showing.
61432
I would suggest you make your own battery pack or buy a different light. My battery pack was dead on arrival. I haven't opened mine up, I started to pull the rubber stand off to get to the batt pack but it's glued on. It'll be damaged if I can't find another way. It's probably got 3 AA cells wired in series to give 7.2V. If I can't hack this to use AA or AAA 'Eneloop' batteries I will dispose of it.
2187097
My dome light glows slightly even with the ignition off and doors shut. I understand that you can get rid of the glow with a small resistor in line with the LED bulb. I didn't bother with that and had no issues with my battery draining. The amount of electricity consumed is very very small and would probably light the LED for months or longer.
2187098
These lights are doing this for me as well. Also, when the traction control kicks in they dimly flicker. I have them all turned off as it's winter and don't want the extra battery drain from the extreme cold weather. Battery died once and promptly turned them all off. May take them out and replace the stock ones or find some that don't do this.
596929
Did you pull out the little plastic strip blocking the battery inside the top part of the torch? Once that plastic strip is removed the torch will function on its own, glowing/flickering all night and re-charging in the sunlight all day. I have six of them on my deck. They come on at dusk and burn until about 5 a.m. Love them!
1534303
My light (green) stay's on when charging. It goes off when complete. Mine only blinks when the battery is low. It sounds as if your battery might be faulty. I never use tech support on anything. They usually know less about their products than we do!
1437590
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!
2212609
It's special low power circuitry keeps drain to a minimum. Before each use, check power with the test button. If the light does not come on, replace the AAA batteries. Had mine since April 2013 and batteries are still good.
1001267
No. Relays are recommended when device draws considerable amount of amperage. The dome light draws very little amps therefore relay not needed. Installed mine in Polaris Ranger and works great.
1691400
The light is supposed to turn off when the battery is charged. If it only works when plugged in, that defeats the purpose. I'd contact the maker. Sounds like yours is defective. BTW, did some long workshops this summer. did recharge during the lunch breaks. The battery seems to last about 7.5 hours.
682101
One more little helpful hint though...don't leave it ON or it WILL go dead a lot quicker! Found that I had done that last night when I had a dead battery and was like, no big deal...I have my handy jumper...which I then found I had left on and was dead! My bad! :P
1096505
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.
1356004
I have the same problem because of something in the electrical system drains my battery. I don't drive much anymore and if the car was left not driven for four or five days the battery was dead, very aggravating. This Battery Tender has been working very well for me, I'm an older women that knows nothing about cars. I can say this, it is very easy to use, I highly recommend it. I've had it for about three months and am very satisfied. Hope this helps you.
1302454
I had mine hooked up so when I turn my key off it turns off. So, if you hook it straight to the battery it won't turn off. Have it hooked up to your lights if you don't want it to stay on.