Date:         Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:47:43 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: priority start battery system
Comments: To: Paul Mayfield <paulmayfield@EARTHLINK.NET>
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At 07:31 AM 12/21/2001, Paul Mayfield wrote:
>Might be simpler solution than a second battery
>for *light* accessory use when used with Optima.
>They claim aux power doesn't disconnect battery.

This thing is *designed* to unhook the battery if you leave any steady load
on it long enough to drop the voltage slightly.  It will keep your battery
from going flat if you leave an inside light on, for example.  It will also
mean that you have to re-code your radio if you have one of that type.

A varying load will keep the battery connected, or reconnect it.  For
ordinary use the question is whether the cure is worse than the disease
(could go either way IMHO depending on circumstances).  For deliberate
aux-battery-type use it would be a nightmare (but you'd get really good at
resetting your clock and recoding your radio).

david


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