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Old May 10, 2004 | 6:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Ocn Vw 1K
XFed2001 - a good question and will depend on the car technology and how much drain occurs in the "standby" operation.
IMHO a lot also depends on the age of the battery. I left a 2 year old battery connected and idle for 2 1/2 weeks last January here in MI and it cranked with no problem. Personally, I don't like messing with car batteries--when I do, I always seem to end up doing the 12 volt shuffle .
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