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Not ideal to cut power to the entire car, but that happens anyway on every battery swap, no? If you want to get fancy you can isolate the exact fuse and switch
by stocknoob 4y ago
Not ideal to cut power to the entire car, but that happens anyway on every battery swap, no?
If you want to get fancy you can isolate the exact fuse and switch just that:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175668177479 https://www.ebay.com/itm/175668177479
Thinking more, given how common parasitic drains are, carmakers should have all non-essential fuses in a separate subpanel section that can be easily switched off/diagnosed.
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoNo. Good automotive mechanics plug a little 12v power supply into the OBD port before replacing the battery, to keep the ECU/radio RAM powered.