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Old 01-09-2009, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by traveler View Post
Tim ,
Your radio probably has another wire connected to the battery from the radio for the memory . If you dont have to reprogram your radio everytime you rekey the battery to crank your car then the memory wire is connected direct to the battery . This might be part of your problem .

Rick
Ditto...the radio is draining the battery over time.
You have 2 options:
1- put sometype of Battery maintainer on it for storage months.
2- put a shut off switch inline with the radio which in turn will loose any preprogrammed memory for the radio.

Marc
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