kismetcapitan
November 22nd, 2011, 01:42
I said I would add a second if running off of just one PC925 would fail me. It did. One PC925 is good for three starts in a row, as I discovered. Not trusting the weak starting of one PC925, I found a shop that had them in stock. Went to pick it up, then started the car, drove across the street, turned off the car to fuel up. The pump wasn't working, so I started the car again, moved to another pump...turned out the gas station was out of premium. Tried to start the car, FAIL.
So that was three starts without giving the battery time to recharge, and in a situation that would normally be encountered (I was not "testing" the battery, I was just going about my business!).
I was very lucky to have A: had the car prewired for a second PC925 and B: that I was out buying a battery, instead of out, say, running errands. I was saved by pulling out the second battery wiring and connecting the new PC925. It was still miserable to fiddle with connecting screw terminals by hand in the dark and cold by cellphone light.
One PC925 works if you start the car, and start a decently long commute. For short trips within a city, it starts to strain. And if you have to move your car a couple times, say, in a parking lot or moving to different pumps in a gas station, then you're toast. I also found that various warning beeps would go off for a couple seconds while starting until the car came up to voltage.
Two are working just fine. And with one tucked in each corner storage area of the trunk, they're invisible, and I have eliminated the stock battery location.
So that was three starts without giving the battery time to recharge, and in a situation that would normally be encountered (I was not "testing" the battery, I was just going about my business!).
I was very lucky to have A: had the car prewired for a second PC925 and B: that I was out buying a battery, instead of out, say, running errands. I was saved by pulling out the second battery wiring and connecting the new PC925. It was still miserable to fiddle with connecting screw terminals by hand in the dark and cold by cellphone light.
One PC925 works if you start the car, and start a decently long commute. For short trips within a city, it starts to strain. And if you have to move your car a couple times, say, in a parking lot or moving to different pumps in a gas station, then you're toast. I also found that various warning beeps would go off for a couple seconds while starting until the car came up to voltage.
Two are working just fine. And with one tucked in each corner storage area of the trunk, they're invisible, and I have eliminated the stock battery location.