Re: [DML] Battery cutoff switch

[dherv10@xxxx]

I have on the web site for sale a very simple battery switch you can hook up 
once and turn the battery on and off. If the car sits for a month or more, 
coupled that with battery age and charge status. Just turn it off when your 
going to let it sit and save everything in the battery instead of letting it 
run down any at all. After a month or so it may need a boost anyway.
John Hervey
www.specialTauto.com


<< I keep my DeLorean stored for most of the year (I'm away at college) 
and it's always a pain to reconnect and then disconnect the battery 
each time I want to use the car. I was planning on getting a cheap 
jackknife battery cut-off switch when I came across the Battery 
Buddy (the website is www.batterybuddy.com). Basically it's a 
product that you connect to the battery's hot terminal and it keeps 
an eye on how much power is still running through it. When the power 
drops past a certain point, it cuts the circuit. It comes with a 
remote for resetting the circuit, or you can do it from the unit 
itself. You can also set the product to "off," which cuts the power 
to the battery manually. (This is a description of the Battery Buddy 
III; they have other models with fewer features.)

I haven't ordered the thing yet (I've seen it priced at $55-$70, 
which doesn't seem too high to me), as I'm not yet sure if it will 
fit in the DeLorean's battery compartment (the Battery Buddy 
measures 1-5/8" x 2-1/8" x 2-1/8"). I was wondering if anyone has 
tried this product yet, and with what degree of success. (And 
hopefully, if the product pans out, new DeLorean owners with battery 
troubles won't have to go though any of the headaches I've gone 
through.)
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