Changing Brand Names
Feb 28, 2023 11:59:49 #
lesdmd wrote:
Thanks for the tip. The Subaru dealer specifically tells me they have done this.
Yeah I thought about this. The dealer definitely would do that but since they only have the car for a limited amount of time. So I don't know if you can do it but I would then do a long time measurement with recording that way something only drain the battery once in a while would be detected.
Feb 28, 2023 12:21:59 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Do they work? Looking at the size of those things I doubt that they would work.
They work quite well. Have used mine a couple of times.
Feb 28, 2023 13:17:00 #
Could be other things. A small draw. A bad starter that draws too many amps. Short hops around town, too short to fully recharge the battery. And more, I'm sure.
Feb 28, 2023 14:40:40 #
lesdmd wrote:
I have a unit made by Cobra. Fits easily in my hand, and works great. My Subaru battery mysteriously keeps losing its charge so I periodically have to jump start the car.
You might also have a small short or a visor vanity mirror that is not shutting off. If you want to find out what circuit the draw is in hook a amp meter to the battery and then pull fuses one at a time look at the amp meter and see if the draw was reduced. If not put it back in and try the next one. When you find out what circuit has the draw then you can fix it. I bought a super nice Chevy s-10 blazer for 500 dollars. Battery kept going dead. It has new alternator new belts new battery new fuse box thanks to the dealer. It turned out to be the passenger side vanity mirror that was not turning off when the lid was closed. Lol.
Feb 28, 2023 15:42:56 #
Drbobcameraguy wrote:
You might also have a small short... Lol.
Isn't that redundant? 🤣
Feb 28, 2023 16:04:36 #
Jerry, I am asked by Amazon to review lots of things I purchase. Actually, EVERY item I purchase. There are no hints regarding what they want, just a review.
They publish them in the review section of the item. I will receive information about reactions to the reviews.
I'm also asked to respond to the AMAZON ANSWERS columns. It is quite amazing some of the questions that are asked. Many are related to Amazon, for which I will answer "I don't know". Others require that I look at the item and figure out the answer. I don't mind. I've had questions, too. Sometimes I get an answer, other times, not.
They publish them in the review section of the item. I will receive information about reactions to the reviews.
I'm also asked to respond to the AMAZON ANSWERS columns. It is quite amazing some of the questions that are asked. Many are related to Amazon, for which I will answer "I don't know". Others require that I look at the item and figure out the answer. I don't mind. I've had questions, too. Sometimes I get an answer, other times, not.
Feb 28, 2023 20:23:45 #
This has been going on for some time, remember Johnson and Evinrude outboards? I worked on a machine that had the nametags in the box we would put the one the customer ordered.
Mar 1, 2023 09:06:14 #
Flyerace wrote:
Jerry, I am asked by Amazon to review lots of thin... (show quote)
I used to do that, but then they said that I violated their policies, so I can't post anything. Every review I made was checked by Amazon before it was posted. I never posted anything controversial. There is a separate division that controls that part of it, and the public cannot communicate with them. Even the regular staff at Amazon cannot communicate directly. They send them email, but they seldom get a reply. No one is able to tell me what they think I did wrong, and their decision is final. There's no appeal.
I could understand if they said, "This is why you're being banned." I placed 240 orders last year and 56 so far this year, so I would be a good one to offer reviews. Oh, well - their loss.
Mar 1, 2023 09:10:31 #
Most reviews by Amazon are requested before I have had a chance to try the product . . . So all I can comment on is packaging and shipping . . . A waste of time. When I pointed this out, my review was denied.
Mar 1, 2023 12:16:02 #
lesdmd wrote:
Most reviews by Amazon are requested before I have had a chance to try the product . . . So all I can comment on is packaging and shipping . . . A waste of time. When I pointed this out, my review was denied.
Many Amazon seller include a note asking me to give them a review, but I can't oblige.
Mar 2, 2023 14:44:22 #
Many winters in the past I drove, pre digital equipped car that, when ignition off, had a constant discharge and finally solved the problem by installing a switched, ignition on/off, diode inline to the hot wire coming out of the alternator. Problem solved, no dead battery in the morning. Never did figure out the root cause of discharge.
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