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Sam Nickaby wrote:
> I have been thinking of a good way to prevent stranding
> myself from a dead battery. It happened twice. Once at a
> beach from leaving my lights on. The other was at a college
> campus which the stereo and the dome light ran down the
> battery. Unlike the beach, the college campus have lots of
> helpful students with beat up cars that have jumper cables.
> Now, I have a new idea. Once my battery runs dry, I
> remove my alternator belt and wrap a rope around the
> alternator pulley. I then pull the rope so it'll turn 10
> revolutions per pull. I keep doing this for about 20 times.
>
> What is the possibility that this will supply enough charge
> to start the car. If not, can somebody think of a clever idea
> to start an automatic?
>
> Thanks
>

They used to sell a device called "battery saver" that would shut off
the battery before it went too low to start the car. When I was at
chrysler the guys would come buy pitching it. They had patent on it I
think. That was 10+ years ago though. The single units might still be
for sale in auto parts stores or on the web. its been many years so
they probably work well now.

But as you know if you own any battery operated device such as cell
phone. The technology to tell how low the battery is is VERY poor. The
accuracy will degrade as the battery behavior changes over time. But it
should save you for a long time and perhaps let you know when its time
for a new battery when it does not save you.
--
Thank you,



"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16