Subj : Re: useless, but fun things S43E123
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat May 04 2024 03:32 pm

  Re: Re: useless, but fun things S43E123
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Sat May 04 2024 09:41 am

 Ni>> However, and maybe it depends on the car, but I realized that the OBD2
 Ni>> port might be always getting power, even when the engine is off, which
 Ni>> can drain the car's battery faster.  So, these days I tend to avoid
 Ni>> having something plugged into the OBD2 port all the time.

 PF> Any car I've coded requires that the engine be on. It gets enough power at
 PF> rest to light the display, but it won't read anything until the engine is
 PF> on.

What do you mean by "coded"?

 PF> If you're worried about battery drain, can I recommend replacing your
 PF> interior lights with LED replacement bulbs? I do that with most of my
 PF> cars, the lights are cheap, they throw out a lot more light, and more
 PF> importantly to me, if you leave the dome light on, it won't kill the
 PF> battery.

I don't think I've ever forgotten to turn off a dome light, and other than that, I don't think there are any other interior lights in a car that would be on when the engine is turned off.  I think my current car might actually have LED lights from the factory (though I'd have to double-check).

Nightfox
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
 * Origin: Digital Distortion: digdist.synchro.net (21:1/137)

.