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From: rdb@mtunf.ATT.COM (Ron DeBlock)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Car Battery Rechargers
Message-ID: <1386@mtunf.ATT.COM>
Date: 9 Oct 90 19:52:37 GMT
References: <1990Oct4.222556.20668@athena.mit.edu> <1990Oct8.150643.9818@athena.mit.edu> <1990Oct8.201401.1742@phri.nyu.edu>
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In article <1990Oct8.201401.1742@phri.nyu.edu> roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes:
<erspert@athena.mit.edu (Ellen R. Spertus) writes:
<> Since my concern was from leaving my lights on and not cold weather, I am
<> now considering building a device I saw [...]  Of course, learning to
<> triple-check that I turned off my lights might be easier.
<
<	Having done this on at least one or two occassions, I'm sensitive to
<this issue.  I never understood why it is *possible* to do that.  Why don't
<the lights go out automatically when you turn the ignition off?  All it
<--
<Roy Smith, Public Health Research Institute

Buy a Volkswagen.  The headlights are linked to the ignition switch, but the
parking lights stay on.  A good battery will run the parking lights all day,
and leave you with enough juice to start the car.


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Ron DeBlock     N2JSO    		If God had meant for Man
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