inky@lemmy.worldM to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoKarr security system was pulling 2.0A from my battery, causing it to die overnight. A Karr-ectomy was successfully performed todaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageKarr security system was pulling 2.0A from my battery, causing it to die overnight. A Karr-ectomy was successfully performed todaylemmy.worldinky@lemmy.worldM to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarezurohki@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months ago24 watts is quite a lot of continuous power for a small device with no airflow or other cooling. What on earth was it doing, besides cooking itself?
minus-squareinky@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoTheoretically tracking my car if it had been stolen, if I had paid for the subscription, that is. Supposed to also have a glass break sensor and interrupt the starter in cases of break in, but I’ve heard these functions are less than reliable.
24 watts is quite a lot of continuous power for a small device with no airflow or other cooling. What on earth was it doing, besides cooking itself?
Theoretically tracking my car if it had been stolen, if I had paid for the subscription, that is. Supposed to also have a glass break sensor and interrupt the starter in cases of break in, but I’ve heard these functions are less than reliable.