(ET) battery monitor

[neil <wombat dssinternet net>]

I just ordered a battery monitor kit from "futuretec" (?), it uses an ic 
and lights 10 LEDS over an approx 2 volt range - gonna put it in wifes 
car - she got caught with a flat batt and with the "joke" idiot lights 
they use there is not way to tell condition.  In this case I don't know 
if it would have made a difference - after we ju,p started it, drove 
about 40 miles I had her run the CD player for an hour (that's what she 
had done the day it died) put my load checker on the bat, a 30 second 
100 amp draw pulled it to about 10.7 volts, unloaded it was about 11.5.  
So we put it away, I bought a new batt anyway, went to pull it out og 
the garage today, batt was at 7.6 volts.  I checked for currnt draw, 
found none.  interesting eh.

wombat