Path: csiph.com!news.nrbbs.org!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!fx42.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc,uk.tech.broadcast From: Charlie Gibbs Subject: Re: OT - TV References: <118cshs$2v7m0$1@dont-email.me> <11a38uf$24fks$1@dont-email.me> <11a4u79$2lnse$1@dont-email.me> <11a55g7$2nipf$4@dont-email.me> <11a5at8$2nipf$18@dont-email.me> <11a80sh$3pnm3$4@dont-email.me> <11abmhd$164sk$2@dont-email.me> <11afnkn$2hgt3$1@dont-email.me> <11ag4nq$2m7ll$9@dont-email.me> <6l4tpmx2b5.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <11ah3ja$32r3i$1@dont-email.me> <11aiacn$3ehmq$6@dont-email.me> <11aj5b9$3qln8$1@dont-email.me> <11ajtrn$3qub$1@dont-email.me> <11al3g3$fb53$3@dont-email.me> <11alr4b$p00g$2@dont-email.me> <3lb2qmx0jv.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <11am01r$r69f$1@dont-email.me> User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Lines: 31 Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: https://www.astraweb.com/aup NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:52:06 UTC Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:52:06 GMT X-Received-Bytes: 2732 Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-11:36247 alt.comp.os.windows-10:196976 comp.os.linux.advocacy:724083 comp.os.linux.misc:93627 uk.tech.broadcast:70912 On 2026-10-13, Andy Burns wrote: > "Carlos E.R." wrote: > >> start-stop system. I had one, and I liked it; an Opel Corsa diesel. It >> saves some fuel on city traffic. It just stops the motor when you are >> stopped in neutral. Mine restarted the motor after a few minutes, or of >> course, when footing the clutch. It is not an hybrid. >> >> I saw another model from Peugeot that used a secondary battery for this >> system. >> >> Some cars use the alternator to start. > > My last one did that, needed a larger battery than normal. > Had to have a new fan belt and pulley tensioner at 2 years old (warranty > replacement) Just out of curiosity, how's the starter life on these cars? The starter is being used probably 10 times as much as cars that don't stop and start at every light. A mechanic friend pointed out that there is also 10 times as great a probability that you're going to break a tooth on the flywheel. That would get into big bucks. -- /~\ Charlie Gibbs | In this world there are \ / | two kinds of people: X I'm really at ac.dekanfrus | 1. Those who can extrapolate / \ if you read it the right way. | from incomplete data.