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Originally Posted by Cryptinox
I was reading the ecomodder wiki and I saw the thing about the kill switch. I thought it was very cool and wanted to install one in my future metro (if I get one). However, in the cons I read
-Battery will run out from heavy use. Drive without power-consuming headlights, or install LEDs. Or alternatively, dont use the switch that much.
How often could I use this mod without draining the car battery too much? I want to know how often people who have this mod use it.
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There's no way to answer your questions without measurements. How much power does your car draw for the number of accessories you intend to run with the engine off? What is the capacity of your car battery? What do you consider to be excessive wear and tear on the battery?
No free lunches, only tradeoffs.
Personally, I'm more interested in a virtual alternator delete, with smarts to turn on the alternator when voltage drops below some threshold.