Anyone else have Error 10 Control Box Defective when cold?

[JStump2490]

Well, I think my control box really is defective. It still errors even after putting in a brand new battery and checking the charging system in my car. It is just so strange though, it fails to start first thing in the morning or any time I leave the car off for more than a couple hours, but if I try turning it on after letting the car run for 10 minutes it works almost every time. Trying after only a minute or so will still cause an error.

[BestRadarDetectors]

Well, I think my control box really is defective. It still errors even after putting in a brand new battery and checking the charging system in my car. It is just so strange though, it fails to start first thing in the morning or any time I leave the car off for more than a couple hours, but if I try turning it on after letting the car run for 10 minutes it works almost every time. Trying after only a minute or so will still cause an error.

Send it in to get checked.

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[JStump2490]

Send it in to get checked.

Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

I finally figured out the issue. After getting my battery tested which showed a very low charge on the battery, I replaced the battery which did not help, so started tracking the battery voltage through the day and I and found a parasitic drain caused by a bad phone charger. I have left the charger plugged in for years because the car shuts off power to the outlet after 15 minutes and it doesn't use much power when the phone is not plugged in, but it must have gone bad recently because it was consuming a lot of power even when not in use, causing the battery to drain to about 12.1 volts in 15 minutes. After unplugging the phone charger the battery has stayed charged at or above 12.5 volts and I have not had any issues with the ALP in the 3 days since doing that. Finger crossed it stays that way.

[BestRadarDetectors]

I finally figured out the issue. After getting my battery tested which showed a very low charge on the battery, I replaced the battery which did not help, so started tracking the battery voltage through the day and I and found a parasitic drain caused by a bad phone charger. I have left the charger plugged in for years because the car shuts off power to the outlet after 15 minutes and it doesn't use much power when the phone is not plugged in, but it must have gone bad recently because it was consuming a lot of power even when not in use, causing the battery to drain to about 12.1 volts in 15 minutes. After unplugging the phone charger the battery has stayed charged at or above 12.5 volts and I have not had any issues with the ALP in the 3 days since doing that. Finger crossed it stays that way.

Let us know.. Thanks for updating us.

[BestRadarDetectors]

I finally figured out the issue. After getting my battery tested which showed a very low charge on the battery, I replaced the battery which did not help, so started tracking the battery voltage through the day and I and found a parasitic drain caused by a bad phone charger. I have left the charger plugged in for years because the car shuts off power to the outlet after 15 minutes and it doesn't use much power when the phone is not plugged in, but it must have gone bad recently because it was consuming a lot of power even when not in use, causing the battery to drain to about 12.1 volts in 15 minutes. After unplugging the phone charger the battery has stayed charged at or above 12.5 volts and I have not had any issues with the ALP in the 3 days since doing that. Finger crossed it stays that way.

Let us know.. Thanks for updating us.