Reply to post: Re: UPSs lack the kind of sensor information that protected car batteries, Raymond wrote

Rant launches Eric Raymond's next project: Open-source the UPS

ilmari

Re: UPSs lack the kind of sensor information that protected car batteries, Raymond wrote

The only cars I've seen have 14.5V regulated alternator, that if you're lucky is temperature compensated. Low voltage protection doesn't exist, but sometimes happens accidentally because the starter solenoid just drops out when voltage collapses. Some fancier fuel burning heaters with timers do have low voltage cutoffs, though.

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