Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[diver64]

most computers shut down around 7 volts to protect themselves, won't fire up under that voltage.

My last couple of semi's were like that. If it sat a few days or a week, left something on like the refrigerator and the voltage went to 10.5 or something it would shut everything off.

 

[EchovsStihl63]

We had some valuable land in our family from the leg of the family that was involved in the fur trade with Canada way back when, but it was "lost" when a family member had medical bills from a car accident (she was a pedestrian) during the depression. Such is life.

Things like that are unfortunate. Your also run into family members not wanting to let go of anything too. There is a piece of property that my grandfather owned that was originally part of a tract of land from the land grant system from when the colonies were settled.

I showed strong interest in wanting to take it on and continue farming it but some people are just stubborn and nothing could be worked out. I am the only one that would be interested in not flipping it for a quick cash grab but I can't afford to buy my sister out of it when the time comes as its in a prime development area so I just try not to think about it.

I ended up buying my own piece of land with a 1880 something house on it

 

[dboyd351]

I've wondered about that keyless code thing. What if you leave everything in the car/truck because your doing something like, IDK, jet skiing and come back to a dead battery. Your phone is in the car, you cant open the hood to jump the battery. Doesn't sound like a good idea to me to not have a physical key and a lock just in case.

Agree I would far prefer a physical key But if they're going to make us do the FOB thing I hide a spare one over a bumper. have keep the battery fresh in that one or you will still get locked out Wish they would stop doing our thinking for us and protecting us from ourselves

 

[sean donato]

My last couple of semi's were like that. If it sat a few days or a week, left something on like the refrigerator and the voltage went to 10.5 or something it would shut everything off.

Yeah, I guess I should have said about 7 volts is terminal, it wont't keep running at that point or attempt to start. (Fire, injectors, plugs etc. May still attempt to crank if the starter is direct wired vs computer controlled.)
The ~7volt shut down is more or less a get out of trouble thing. Say, your a few miles away from a populated area, or home/ shop etc, as long as the engine is running it will let you go till it hits the point where the higher amperage from the low voltage will start doing damage to the circuits in the computer.
10.5v is generally considered fully discharged for a lead acid battery, much lower then that and sulfation will become a major issue/ permanent damage to the lead plates. May still crank and fire at that voltage.

 

[MustangMike]

I've wondered about that keyless code thing. What if you leave everything in the car/truck because your doing something like, IDK, jet skiing and come back to a dead battery. Your phone is in the car, you cant open the hood to jump the battery. Doesn't sound like a good idea to me to not have a physical key and a lock just in case.

I always take my phone with me. It is "off", but there for emergencies. Fits nicely in a cargo pocket. The key fob and attached keys are sometime uncomfortable in your pocket if you are doing activities, and I prefer to just leave them in the car.