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Default OT: Car battery volt drop



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On 23/04/2021 19:00, Fredxx wrote:
On 23/04/2021 13:44, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Fredxx wrote:
At 50mA that would be less than the self discharge rate of a lead acid
battery.

Not so. A lead acid in good condition has a very low self discharge
rate.


More than a 1,000 hours?


My tractor wasn't used for five months and it started instantly.


Unlikely to have a proper alarm.