[Spridgets] Backwards Battery

[CosmicMag1380]

Did you leave some potatos in the car where they could turn into a battery?
I never did that one when I was a kid but heard about it...

On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Michael Rowe via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Not full disclosure, but I will say that I got +0.5V out of the cigarette
> lighter when it was disconnected from all but the dash hole.  But there was
> no voltage from the dash, itself.  the most obvious explanation was that
> its internal components made a battery.  Not a lie, but even I am not nutty
> enough to swallow that one.
>
> After solving the problem, I decided to take a celebratory drive in
> my running Spridget.  It has been running fine.  In fact, I was pleased
> that it started right up after sitting three months.  Of course, on that
> day, it would not start - a weak connection at the solenoid, which
> sounded like a weak battery.
>
> Michael Rowe
>
> Loose nut on the steering wheel?    :-)
>
> Sent from my keyboard
>
> On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Michael Rowe via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Do I have to admit what I found wrong?
>
> Michael Rowe
>
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