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Originally Posted by Enki
The thing is, you can't use the raw Maxwell data to determine how bad leakage will be; at some point, leakage will nearly stop.
See this to know what I'm talking about :
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post432060
Also, my bank has been sitting untouched for months and probably still has enough in it to start just about anything. |
That's what I was getting at. Even going by the raw data worse case scenario they wouldn't leak all that bad. The worse ones (3400F) would theoretically take over 34 hours to leak down enough not to start the car. And in real life it will take longer than that (unless the car's drain is significant, but not with my old clunkers!)
I'm thinking of going with the 3400F caps. That'll run me about $400 per car from Mouser.com. Not bad given the longevity. Buying a $150 battery every 3-5 years isn't as economical in the long run.