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Originally Posted by dcb
What evidence do any of you have that the systems weren't designed to operate at a reduced battery voltage? Alternator belts break and cars still run for a time, engineers know this...
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I'm with you there, but just supposing that there's a reason why everything operates at 13.5 normally.
I'd rather not test out how a SRS system works at 9 volts. However, in the case of airbag systems, they're designed to work in a compromised situation (a crash) so I'd think they could do the job.
Lights would be dimmer. Windows slower. My power locks already struggle when cold. A 14 volt battery system would be a nice way to avoid these things.