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That stands to reason. A mummy from the middle ages was exhumed and examined by a team of scientists. Most of them became sick or died, as I...
Viruses change over time. It would be remarkable if they didn't. The Spanish flue of 1918 killed tens of millions, but now it might give you a...
Outlets are cheap enough. You can even get them second hand at a Habitat for Humanity ReStore. The lower voltage could have come from any poor...
I don't want a spare tire. I couldn't change it anyway, due to my physical disabilities. I had one flat tire last year, that was my own fault; I...
Just to clarify, it seems that a feature of all VWs is that the lighter socket can be either switched or live, depending on the position of the...
I got one that has its own internal battery for catching people who mess with your car while parked.
I heard a rumor that moving the fuse position changes it between live and switched, but I can't look because I don;t bend like that anymore.
I like having the choice. I wired the live socket to a switch, in case I need it shut off. Some things need to stay on when the car is off, I've...
I used to have a folding solar panel that would cover the dash and deliver charging current through a lighter plug. I believe I quit using it...
As a side note, I think all cars should have both live and switched sockets. Some things, such as cell phone charging, are best kept on while you...
I realize that most vehicles do not have a live socket; that's why I always mentioned that I added one.
Common sense dictates that questions of subjectivity and taste can not be shoe-horned into an objective discussion. It's foolhardy to try. For...
I use one of these in my live socket: '][MEDIA]
This is to be expected with my car. Leaving it parked for more than 4 days usually results in a dead battery, or rather a battery at too low a...
Sorry Mendel, but I am more inclined to believe that most new vehicles tend to draw power when shut off.
The CCA (cold cranking amps) rating is not really relevant to the Prius, owing to the fact that there is no starter to crank. The amp-hour rating...
Parasitic drain is easily stopped by disconnecting the battery, but many of us are unwilling to do so because the settings will need to be reset....
This is not correct. The Prius DC-DC converter will charge a deeply discharged battery at any state of charge. The term "parasitic drain" is...
My car has had the battery drain in as little as 2 hours. Other times, it will start after being parked for a week. There's simply no way to...
This is for anyone who uses "trickle charger" and " battery maintainer" interchangeably: [MEDIA]
