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From: roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Car Battery Rechargers
Message-ID: <1990Oct10.143633.23486@phri.nyu.edu>
Date: 10 Oct 90 14:36:33 GMT
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I wrote:
> Why don't the lights go out automatically when you turn the ignition off?

rdb@mtunf.ATT.COM (Ron DeBlock) replies:
> 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.

	I *have* a Volkswagen (1980 Rabbit diesel, 125k miles).  Maybe I
had a marginal battery, but one night of running my parking lights in the
winter was enough to kill my battery enough to prevent it from starting.
The parking lights should be on the relay too.
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