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Old 05-23-2019, 03:24 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'd start by measuring your parasitic drain with a multimeter. If it's low, you could try a 6-series 350 farad supercap bank. Should work fantastic in your cold winters...

Of course, you'd want to disable your dome lights (or go LED) and be careful about anything else that might turn on when you open doors, etc. That will very rapidly drain a supercap.
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