RE: + or - (reliability, safety)

[David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>]

Message text written by "Randall Young"
>But for the sake of
argument, let's say it takes half of the stock 40AH battery's capacity to
start the engine twice from cold (once morning, once evening).<

For the sake of argument, if the starter draws 200 amps and you have to
crank the engine for 15 seconds (which is a pretty long time when you are
cranking the engine) that equates to just under 1 amp-hour.  If you are
using up 1/4 of your battery's capacity starting the car I think you need a
tune-up.

Dave