Forscan questions

[PnchDrnk]

Hello my friends who use Forscan more often I have a couple questions about readings. I have just started reading PIDs on my '23 powerboost and have noticed a few things which I was wondering if I should be concerned about. I have attempted to look through F150 and Forscan forums but couldn't find answers to my questions so apologies if these are repeat questions.

1. My OEM battery (newly installed from dealership 1 week ago) goes from 13V to 12.3V overnight even when plugged into a 2A NOCO trickle charger. I've pulled these values from Forscan while plugged into the OBD port prior to turning the engine over. Is this something I should be concerned about? I have considered installing a different battery all together as I've read over and over again about electrical gremlins caused by low voltage/amperage.
2. In Forscan it is saying there is an overall Ampere Hour Charge Loss of 1.0Amp while truck is both off/on. Is this value correct and something I should investigate further?And is it something I should be concerned about long term? It was just in the shop for 2 weeks with a gateway control module issue and is looks like the technician stepped through everything correctly so I would be surprised if he didn't notice a consistent draw.

Thanks!

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[Vater]

Question: does your truck sit outside overnight or is it in the garage? Because, if it sits outside overnight, the alarm is set with motion sensors at least on my limited. if the truck is in the garage overnight, I set so that I will be prompted when the truck is turned off whether I want the motion sensors on or not. As well, I don’t lock the truck when it’s in the garage and the garage door is shut because that automatically arms the alarm. This is a constant draw, particularly with motion sensors turned on. Also, I don’t have the fob set with auto Sense to turn on the lights and drop the side steps upon approach as that is more of an amperage draw.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Did you connect charger to body ground point and not directly to battery terminal?

Some drop overnight is expected, but I don't see that happening connected to battery charger several hours. Be sure your charger is set for AGM battery too.

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