Ranger Raptor battery drain

[rwolfcastle]

I just came across this video from this guy that bought a RRaptor. Some of it can be ignored because he's comparing it with a camper van. Still, starting at 8:12 he talks about how his battery died and if he's telling the truth, it seems a bit alarming that opening and closing the door on the truck would completely drain the battery. Has anyone else with this truck experienced this type of battery drain?

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[goalieThreeOne]

I just came across this video from this guy that bought a RRaptor. Some of it can be ignored because he's comparing it with a camper van. Still, starting at 8:12 he talks about how his battery died and if he's telling the truth, it seems a bit alarming that opening and closing the door on the truck would completely drain the battery. Has anyone else with this truck experienced this type of battery drain?

Haven’t watched the video yet to se what he’s talking about but yes, opening and closing the door can “drain” the battery. In modern vehicles, opening the door causes various modules inside the truck to wake up. They go to sleep several minutes after the door is shut but if you leave the door open, the car never actually turns off.

 

[rwolfcastle]

Haven’t watched the video yet to se what he’s talking about but yes, opening and closing the door can “drain” the battery. In modern vehicles, opening the door causes various modules inside the truck to wake up. They go to sleep several minutes after the door is shut but if you leave the door open, the car never actually turns off.

I do know that everything turns on when you open the door. They also have a lot of huge screens that need power. Obviously, if you leave the doors open that's not good but if you're closing the doors every time, it seems like excessive drain. I plan on using it for camping and I know that opening and closing doors is something you do often when camping.

 

[goalieThreeOne]

I do know that everything turns on when you open the door. They also have a lot of huge screens that need power. Obviously, if you leave the doors open that's not good but if you're closing the doors every time, it seems like excessive drain. I plan on using it for camping and I know that opening and closing doors is something you do often when camping.

If you look at what the Aussie guys do in YouTube, most of them are installing auxiliary batteries and power management systems. The truck shouldn’t die just from opening doors but if you did the tin conjunction with trying to run accessories, yeah that might do it.

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