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Default Charging a car battery

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T i m wrote:
On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:23:04 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
T i m wrote:
On Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:28:16 +0000, T i m wrote:


On Thu, 8 Feb 2018 11:53:05 +0000, F news@nowhere wrote:

I've SORNed my car as I'm not going to be able to drive it for a couple
of months.

I often don't touch the kitcar (or several motorbikes) for many months
and they all normally start ok ... so it very much depends on the
parastatic load.


Sorry, 'parasitic' ...


Quiescent. It is necessary ;-)


Good point ... assuming it is actually being used (like an alarm as
I'm assuming an immobiliser would still be 'working' anyway? ). ;-)


Don't forget the remote central locking. Requires a receiver of some sort
powered up at all times. Then there's likely one of those nice units that
fade the interior lights up and down when you open a door. Same sort of
thing.

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