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Subject:Re: Solar charger NOT to buy
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:56:16 +1300

>I have one of the VW units that plug into the cigarette lighter....tried it
>out and it killed my battery also.
>
>Warren C.

Any charger, including the alternator, can fry a battery if it
overcharges. Sounds like a diode failure or something, so failing to
regulate properly.
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