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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 10:48 PM
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Default ??Best method to keep the battery charged while editing??

I'm getting ready to start tweeking with edit.I just want to make sure I don't have any issues related to the battery dying on me during programming. I tried a search and sifted through quite a few posts but didn't find an answer.Thanks.
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 07:15 AM
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Your best bet is to ditch the stock battery and get an Optima. You'll never have a problem then.
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:39 AM
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There are issues with AC charges, in that the current put out by them tends to be "dirty". The safest bet is either to get a good battery, or if you want extra insurance get one of the 12V jump packs and hook that up.

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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 11:04 AM
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There are issues with AC charges, in that the current put out by them tends to be "dirty".


This is very true; you would not want to be editing with a conventional charger hooked up. What I do is use the charger to top off the battery before I start editing, then unhook it.
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Old Jun 19, 2003 | 05:56 AM
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I usually hook up my charger, didn't know it was a bad idea. I hook that up to the battery and then run an ext cord for the laptop as to make sure that doesn't die for unknown reason. No problems so far.
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This is not like HPP. It only takes 2 minutes to program . If your battery won't stay up for that long you're not going anywhere anyway

Yanking the e-brake before turning the key on will disable the DRLs on a Firebird. Don't know what it does on a Camaro (which is funny since I have one ) , I know they have a different system. I'll try it tonight.

I'm usually more worried about the laptop BATTERY dying - maybe that's what you actually meant??
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