Keeping my car battery from going dead

micky · 2021-08-15T00:47:47+00:00

Is there a good device that disconnects the car battery when the voltagegets too low? 'For almost 15 years I used Battery Buddy, and it worked great. IIRC thefirst one lasted 13+ years, and I had prepared myself for when it brokeby buying a second one. However the second one lasted only a year. Itcame in plain brown box and I think it was a 'second' that they sold offwhen they ended production, and maybe went out of business. Then I bought the consumer version of Priority Start, which it seems ismarketed largely to those with fleets of trucks, some of which may notbe driven regularly. It was much more expensive, but had the advantagethat it is reset without getting out of the driver's seat, just bypressing the brake pedal, which puts a drain on the battery. I've had it for 5 or 6 years, ut it wasn't installed for 3 of them, andI had a new batter for the final year. So had only tripped 3 or 4 timeswhen I first installed it, and yet it's not working right. It keepstripping for no good reason, sometimes within seconds of being reset(and it confuses my car radio when it does this.) It costs about $104. Would you buy a second one in these circumstances?Did I get a defective one? Or is there another similar product?? (Googling didn't find anthing.) I really wish there was another similar project. That's the biggestreason I'm posting. I plan to buy, tonight or tomorrow night probably, one of those smallbattery jumpers*** like(This onee is probably bigger than my 3.3L engine needs) But those aremore effort than Battery Buddy and Priority Start are. I'd rather haveboth. For many years I wouldn't replace my battery until it was worthless, andat first by geting jumps from passersby and later with the help ofBattery Buddy, in one case I was able to go 5 years on a battery anyoneelse would have replaced. In that case, I saved $100 afaic. Now I have a1-year old battery, good charging system, and a car that turns off theheadlights after 30 seconds and iirc other lights...

Aug 15, 2021 Last reply: 4 years ago 26 Replies

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Jim Joyce 4 years ago

It's a Southern hemisphere thing. High current causes the wire to get cold.

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invalid unparseable 4 years ago

Do you mean that there is a right way, a wrong way and a micky way?

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trader_4 4 years ago

Good one. :) I was thinking the same thing, it's illogical that you can start a diesel engine through a small wire without it heating up. If that's the case, what a waste all these years on heavy gauge battery cables.

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TekkieÂ© 4 years ago

On Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:09:40 -0400, Frank posted for all of us to digest...

That's because he has a parasitic draw that he can't find and fix. Shoot the parts cannon at it.

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TekkieÂ© 4 years ago

On Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:01:56 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@aol.com posted for all of us to digest...

It runs backward - just like drains...

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gfretwell 4 years ago

OK that makes sense, thanks. ;-)

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anareal 4 years ago

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That reminds me of the flashdark I had in college. Press a button, the room goes dark and the battery is recharged.

BTW, it used DEDs - Dark Emitting Diodes. They had a lot of them lying around, since people didn't believe in them and so couldn't see any.

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