polaris 330 battery drain

[Chris142]

last year i bought my wife a brand new polaris 330 trailblazer. this will be the last polaris i ever buy! i knew the old ones had issues but i was told that the new ones were pretty dependable.

not this piece of junk! anyway if it sits for a week or more the battery goes flat. is there a known draw on these? like a computer always on? my z400 sits just as much and still holds 12.60volts.

 

[The_Eric]

Not that I know of.

With a meter hooked up, what is the current draw? Until we know what the draw is, or even if there is one to begin with, we are all speculating.

 

[901Memphis]

That's a small annoyance that can be easily remedied. Try installing a battery disconnect switch or put it on a battery tender. Also have the battery fully charged and tested, it could have a bad cell.

 

[wrcsixeight]

HOw are you recharging the battery? Fully charging a depleted lead acid battery takes hours and hours, no matter the charging source.

If it has gone dead a few times, its capacity is seriously compromised anyway, especially if it sat dead for a while.

I would prefer to NOT put current through a battery with a shorted cell.

BUt do measure the parasitic draw before replacing the battery.

Also Flooded batteries self discharge ~ 15 percent a month at 75f. AGM much less, as low as 3%

Self Discharge occurs much faster at higher temps and faster as the battery ages. Apple valley is how much hotter than 75F these days?

 

[AKhan87]

Your wife drives that? What a rockstar of a wife you have

 

[Chris142]

last week i charged it for 3 days.until my charger said it was fully charged.took the charger off on thursday.last night it was down to 12.3 volts.

 

[901Memphis]

12.3v on a flooded cell is still plenty to start it around 70% charge. Is this an AGM battery? Did the vehicle start?

 

[Chris142]

yes it will start but it should not drop from 12.6 to 12.3 in a week. im going to charge it and take a cable off.if it still drops that means the battery is bad

 

[901Memphis]

Are you getting 12.6v resting for 6 hours without charge or discharge? It might not be maintaining a good state of charge in use.

 

[The_Eric]

Without measuring the actual current draw, I think you're just speculating.

 

[Panzerman]

Better chance its the battery than the Polaris. I have had some garbage batteries in the last couple of years. Brand new battery from China and it died in a month. Unless you buy a name brand Deka. I would question the battery. I have several 330 s and no problems with the battery dying.

 

[Chris142]

It's been unhooked from the quad about 8 days. Still has 12.7v so the problem lies with the quad.

 

[KD0AXS]

Since it hasn't been asked yet...Any aftermarket accessories installed? I had a winch with wireless control on my Scrambler, (exact same machine as yours, but with 4WD and a 500cc engine) and it would drain the battery after sitting for a couple weeks.


Sorry to hear you've been having so many problems with your Polaris. I bought my Scrambler new in 2008. It gets thoroughly abused year round and it's been nothing short of perfect.

Winter:



Summer:

 

[Chris142]

nothing added at all. its just a completly stock trailblazer