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Default What's a reasonable number of times to be asked to give a jump start?

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Alan wrote:
I wonder how flat the battery has to be to have the same effect as
being disconnected.


Try and start a car on a dying battery and it will be the same as
removing it.


Maybe not. Once the battery gets below a certain level the starter (and
the relays) which operate it won't work. But there may still be enough
volts to keep memories alive.

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