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Re: Car Batteries die in the Winter - Why?

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From: Alexandre Pechtchanski
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:53
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By the way: Russian driver's manual recommended switching on headlights
for a few seconds before starting to crank in cold wether.  The theory
was that it will warm battery a bit and insure better characteristics
while cranking.

Just my $0.02

Alex "I cranked a lot in cold winter" Pechtchanski
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Date: Tuesday, 29 Dec 1992 16:53:01 EST
From: Alexandre Pechtchanski <APPMS@CUNYVM.BITNET>
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Subject: Re: Car Batteries die in the Winter - Why?
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