Ok. So it seems that my in dash CD/FM unit is a "Kenwood" not a Panasonic.

A search on the net' tells me the KDC-S3007 is 1996 technology. Hmmmm.......

Like, duh.

So I RTFM, and it say's:

Operating voltage ........... 14.4 V  (11-16 V allowable)

Current consumption ...... 10.0 A at Rated Power.

Via this page:

http://www.angelfire.com/pa/baconbacon/page2.html

it seems my stereo draws a staggering 144 Watts. Can this be??

Another, ahem, more modern stereo, the Sony CDX-GT310 (kindly
reccomended to me via pmail), draws 45 Watts.

This could explain, in part, the big drain on my house battery.

Like duh......  --- ;^)

Just in case anyone else was having this problem!

Neil.

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